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Very poor people drank water. If they had access to wells, springs, or rain water, it was usually safe. One of the reasons for epidemics of cholera and similar diseases was the use of river water that was polluted.
A preferred drink in much of Europe was beer, and another was cider.
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What did poor people do on their plots of land in the middle ages?
Cooked, farmed, served, and worked
What was the role of the church at looking after the poor in the middle ages?
They helped them
What was stolen in the middle ages?
The things that were stolen in the middle ages were mainly food that was stolen by the poor and there were organised gangs that would steel from the rich.
What are facts about London in the Middle Ages?
There are quite a number of interesting facts about London in the Middle Ages. There were many immigrants to the old Roman town due to the increases raids by Vikings, school was only attended by kids from the rich families and poor people worked odd jobs to make ends meet.
Why did people turn to the Church for leadership and support during the Middle Ages?
The Church provided education, medical attention, and security in its monasteries. It also advocated for the poor and weak, for the homeless, for children, and for women.
Why didn't poor people live in castles in the middle ages?
because they poor
What were the regular or poor people in middle ages?
Peasants and serfs
Where did poor people live in the middle ages?
they lived in a straw hut
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?"
Did the people in the middle ages have to ask the lord for permission to leave the country or to marry?
Yes but only if these people were peasants in the middle ages, they had to ask the lord who, if they could marry or can the leave the country. Peasants had no rights!! They were also very poor.
