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    (AGG) Medieval Times were full of exciting people and events, such as heroic knights and the obligation filled feudal system. (BS-1) Knights were a military powerhouse, and had amazing training, skills, and loyalty. (BS-2) Feudalism silenced the chaos of a crumbled government and united a disorganized and frantic society. (BS-3) Knights tied feudalism together with their major involvement in economy, yet they were also the face of the military and entertainment. (TS) Knights were both an economic

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    The mid-fourteenth century marked the beginning of transitions between the medieval and modern world. The vast majority of the population in the Medieval Times lived in the country, and towns that were comparatively small. In contrast to today, very few people in medieval times were wage-earners. There were no big office buildings, department stores, malls, or factories like there are today. Most people either worked on a small farm they owned, made items and sold them from their homes, or ran a

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    What was the climate and population? Climate The climate of the Medieval Europe must have been very tough and sudden to change. From 200 - 700 in medieval time the climate became wetter and colder be the years. This affected harvests and made life harder. Then from 800 and up the climate became drier and warmer making harvest easier. Between 1000-1200 the temperature rised making winter shorter and summers longer. Then from 1200-1350 the temperatures dropped really quickly and people called it the

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    Food In Medieval Times

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    Food. humans depend on it , without food, everyone would end up dying. People in the medieval times did not have McDonalds or Burger King, no, they made a foundation to the food humans eat today. Gathering food for the kings and peasants was difficult , it required hard work and determination, but in the end, the kings and peasants received their food, and food was changing the world. Society dramatically changed due to peasants and kings eating different food options, feasts, and the Black Plague

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    A Gruesome Killer in Medieval Times Imagine a disease, that spread fast and killed faster; it was described by an Italian author in the 14th century, Boccaccio, that victims of the plague "'ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise'" (Ross 51). This disease was the Black Plague, a terrible epidemic, which ignited fear in all of Europe's people. The disease started with infected rats, which were everywhere in the overcrowded towns and cities of England. The Black

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    During Medieval times, there was a lot of fighting people got the disease called the black death.In medieval times were the dark ages. The most important thing happens was the black death. In the dark ages, there was a lot of fights. People began hating the church, there was a big dilemma with the church, Monks, and the king. The king didn’t like the church because he couldn’t get a divorce with his wife because she wasn’t giving him a baby boy. The monks didn't like the church because they

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    Medicine in the Medieval Times Medicine is a necessity, no matter when or where in time. Medicine during the medieval times was an especially important necessity. Advanced technology that we use today did not exist back then, and because of that, medicine was different. All the doctors could use were their own hands and/or very strange medical techniques. To understand medicine during this time, one must understand the medical professions, the diseases, and how the sick were treated. There were

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    Around 90% of the population in medieval times belonged to peasants. They were the best populated class but were treated terribly. A peasants life is hard. We are at the bottom of the feudal system (a system of classes used in the medieval times). Peasants lives were boring and had nothing much to do.In the medieval time us peasants were divided into three different statuses: slave, serf, and freeman. These statuses were very important because it helped us understand what we had to do for the church

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    Life of a Peasant (Introduction) The life of peasants in the medieval times was hard and demanding. They didn't have many rights. The peasants worked long hours often outside in the harsh elements. They had a really basic diet and only ate what was necessary. They had lots of jobs to do and usually did lots of hard labour, even from a young age, often around 10 years old. Peasants lead dangerous lives and most died before the age of about 30. (Body 1) Peasants had very little rights in the Middle

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    The medieval times for everyday citizens was a period of injustice and being dominated by those more powerful. In this time the Feudal System created great inequality and practices of torture and corruption were more acceptable. However, there were also many great rulers during this period who have made a positive impact on society. The feudal system was a hierarchy and great source of inequality. The feudal system consisted of the king who divided his land amongst the tenants-in-chief, who then

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