The people's Health: medieval era- feudal system. Flashcards
what was king seen as?
god represented on Earth.
what did the king do with the taxes he received?
wars and court rather than improvements for citizens.
what was the nobility limited from and who did he give land to and why?
limited influence.
land to knights to be able to raise an army to fight when needed.
what was the role of the peasant and what did a bad harvest lead to?
bulk of population.
did all hard work on the land to ensure a good harvest.
bad harvest lead to starvation.
what was the different types of peasant and what did each do?
yeomen- owned their own land.
villeins- worked for their lords land for free in return for a small amount of land for personal use. legally lords property.
what was the religion of the country and how did that look like within the country?
Christian and attended church regularly.
what did the catholic church teach?
god all powerful.
worked in ways too mysterious for people to understand.
responded to prayer.
how was the church, finically and did people listen to it?
rich.
had influence over people.
where did nuns and monks live?
abbies and monasteries.
how many people lived in the countryside?
90%.
what happened to towns on market days?
crowded.
traders travelled to towns to sell goods and peasants could sell spare produce.
how were towns run?
councillors and mayors.
what were guilds?
set standards for different trade.
eg: bakers, cloth workers.
