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They lived in basic housing usually passed down from parent to son. Their diet consisted from pottage and bread. Meat was a sign of wealth so it was rarely avaliable except for feasts and if it was poached. Not all poor people were serfs. After the Norman Conqest of 1066 the new lords from Normandy enslaved many people but gradually these people freed themselves though they were still under the law of their lords but they owed less to them.
Many poorer people had large families. While there were more mouths to feed there was more income to be made from more children. Children would work alongside their parents from six or seven and then they might receive an apprentiship from the ages of 11-14 for a few years. Some children were taught to read and write by their local priest. Destitute women often turned to prostitution while men often became mercenaries or performers.
The Church was a large part of people's lives but corruption led to them stripping the wealth from their parishers. Mass was heard each Sunday and there were a lot of religious Holy Days (Holidays) so there was quite a lot of time free from work.
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∙ 14y agoIn contrast to what many people think, they actually lived pretty decently. They didn't have a capitalist structured society; everything was owned by everyone. There wasn't a sense of ownership or superiority within the people - much like modern day communism. In that simpler time, this system was quite effective.
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∙ 15y agothe conditions were retty harsh because they had really crapy houses and poor jobs
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∙ 13y agoHouses or huts get Meh Blooodd Modaa Fuccaa
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∙ 12y agoThe poor got raw vegtables and hardly anything at all to eat during the middle ages.
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Why didn't poor people live in castles in the middle ages?
because they poor
Most people in Europe during the middle ages were?
serfs
What were there more of middle class houses or poor houses?
Poor people far outnumbered middle class in the Middle Ages. The serfs and other peasants were the great majority of the population, and the Middle Class was very small. So there were more cottages for poor people than middle class houses.
What is the name of poor house in medieval age?
I looked this up and the earliest reference I could find for the "poor house" was in the 1800's and this well past the middle ages. They were also called poor farms and I found out that people were auctioned off to another person for a year or so to work for the person in exchange for rent. Again, though, this was in the 1800's. So, if you were poor ( most people were very poor in the middle ages) there was no place for you to go to. To have a "poor house" there has to be social services and a thinking that people need to be helped in someway. The society of the middle ages was feudal which meant that 90% of the people were peasant or serf and had to work for a place to live.
Were people polite in the middle ages?
people where quite tolerant because they didn't no any different you where poor you had to live with itthe only people that must not have been tolerant where bad people and protesters which use to get killed if they didn't agree with the king.
Why didn't poor people live in castles in the middle ages?
because they poor
Where did poor people live in the middle ages?
they lived in a straw hut
What were the regular or poor people in middle ages?
Peasants and serfs
Most people in Europe during the middle ages were?
serfs
What did Chinese people wear in the middle ages?
The Chinese people who were wealthy in the Middle Ages wore robes made of silk. The poor wore clothes that they made out of hemp.
Were serfs rich or poor?
They were poor. They were probably the hardest working class of people in the middle ages, but they were also the poorest.
What did poor people do on their plots of land in the middle ages?
Cooked, farmed, served, and worked
What were there more of middle class houses or poor houses?
Poor people far outnumbered middle class in the Middle Ages. The serfs and other peasants were the great majority of the population, and the Middle Class was very small. So there were more cottages for poor people than middle class houses.
Were knights rich or poor?
in the middle ages there were rich and poor knights
Did rich people in the middle ages have windows?
Medieval houses had windows. Rich people had glass in their windows, which poor people often did not.
Why was church so hard during the middle age?
I am not sure the Church was "hard" during the Middle Ages. The Church spent a lot of energy providing for the sick and poor, giving people refuge, representing the needs of the poor to the kings, and protecting people. There is a link below to a related question, "What was the role of the Church in the Middle Ages?"
What is the name of poor house in medieval age?
I looked this up and the earliest reference I could find for the "poor house" was in the 1800's and this well past the middle ages. They were also called poor farms and I found out that people were auctioned off to another person for a year or so to work for the person in exchange for rent. Again, though, this was in the 1800's. So, if you were poor ( most people were very poor in the middle ages) there was no place for you to go to. To have a "poor house" there has to be social services and a thinking that people need to be helped in someway. The society of the middle ages was feudal which meant that 90% of the people were peasant or serf and had to work for a place to live.
