Medieval Town Life
Jan 20, 2016
Medieval Town Life
Buildings
• Houses – Small: Usually 2 floors and very close
• Churches – Largest buildings; Cathedrals
• Market Place – Center of attention: large and crowded
• Streets – Narrow and unpaved
Jobs/Occupations• High Taxes• Most people were farmers• Church leader – powerful, well known
through the town• Blacksmith – 2nd highest authority• Some farmers Traders in 11th century
Rules/Law
• Freedom inside the town/walls• Under law of no lord unless in a castle
Danger/Hazards
• Houses close together -> Fire; roofs and walls flammable
• Crime – Very high, uncontrolled unless caught
• Disease – Epidemic; usually seen as a punishment
Landscape
• Usually on flat ground• Build also on high grounds• Sometimes built near a castle; Defense
Pollution
• Water – Full of mineral, brown to black• Sewage dumped in streets; sickness• Smoke from fires• Dead bodies
Groups
Rank1. Bailiff- churchmen and officers2. Craftsmen- Blacksmiths 3. Servants- To the king and bailiffs4. Serfs/Peasants- slaves and workers
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CREDITS
Medieval Lifehttp://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
Social Studies Activity Book, Medieval times 325-1453 A.D.Mark Twain Media/ Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc