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    During the medieval period the church and women differed greatly. The medieval period last from the 5th century till the 15th century. The medieval period differed so greatly compared to what we are accustomed too. It is fascinating to see how different the women and church truly are. The church was very powerful during the medieval period. They had control over money, ones mind and beliefs. The church had 100% control over the peasants. The churched charged people a tithe, a tax, 10% of ones

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    The medieval community was primarily composed of religious beliefs of which the people lived by. Women in medieval times were considered lower ranked than men. They treated women as despicable outcasts in society. The fate of the woman was ultimately decided by the wealth and power of the man who she was going to marry. This would mean that she has now been deprived of all of her individual human rights. To the rest of society, women were generalized as powerless, illiterate, and useless. With the

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    In medieval times, many things were much different than what we do/have today. Even just the way they have fun or prepare food can be exceptionally different or strangely similar. Modern times and medieval times can be compared and contrasted in so many ways that can teach us more about their life, and how much we changed. The two eras differ because of the foods they ate and enjoyed. Long ago in medieval times, they had exotic foods and meats that included peacocks, boar heads, snake, etc. They

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    In the Medieval Times , life as an Armorer was difficult and hard working. As an Armorer in his daily life it was hard as a peasant. They would eat a very little and wear a very little. Also armorers wore blouses of clothes and skin fastened leather belt is round the waist and armorers went barefooted also in the winter. Since armorers were peasants they were poor so they had a limit on food. They usually would drink ale that was a type of beer because it was really popular for the lower class

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    The transition of Medieval to Modern happened over a long period of time. The middle ages marked a dark time in Europe’s history, and the people were anxious to get out. The Renaissance began, and art emerged to create a brighter society. During the Reformation, the country shifted away from the Roman Catholic Church, and many Protestant religions emerged. The Scientific Revolution also marked a change in medical to modern by creating new ways to look at the world and mathematics. The Age of

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    Medieval times greatly impacted the way we live today. The Medieval days, or the Middle ages, lasted from the 5th century to the 15th century in Europe. Although many events and people helped modern day societies form, some of the most influential included medieval town life, women, and trade. Many small towns made up parts of Medieval Europe, and they were all run similarly. Towns grew from trade, as it was their main source of income. In a town, the most illustrious residents were merchants. Merchants

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    in the day? How about all the way back to medieval times? The differences outweigh the similarities big time. Some of the major differences are the jobs they had back then, their morals, their way of dress, and the rights they had in comparison to us. Woman during medieval times were very different from the women today. The women during this time had many responsibilities, not only in the household but also in the community. During that time some of the jobs common women would have

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    As I think of my best day in school I come to the day when I was in seventh grade. On this day we had planned on a Medieval Times field trip. This was by far my best and most favorite day of school. There are many reasons why this memory of middle school stood out in my memories. First, our house got to take the double-decker badger bus. This was very fun because our whole house was able to fit on this bus. This made us all talk and get to know each other. Also,Mr. Schneider, our social studies

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    Medieval Fair Research Report By: Tyler Nguyen, Madison Shepard, and Andrew Sabori Hey, did you know that toy merchants had a critical role within the Medieval times. Toy merchants were merchants sold toys along with their other goods. In this or any merchants guild, the guild provided benefits as long as they helped each other. Toy merchants sold the toys for celebration at the following holidays, Christmas, May Day and saint feast days. Toy merchants did a lot in the medieval times. Toy

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    The Medieval Times were very harsh and full with death, disease, and crime. The sentences for even the smallest things could lead to you losing your life. These punishments were known as ordeals which helped keep from outbreak happening all across Europe. These Trials or (ordeals) were first Ordeal by Combat where if the victims parents were still alive then they would have to fight for there child's freedom.(Medieval Times and Castle Pg.2) Secondly, Ordeal by fire was usually a for sure sentence

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