Medieval People
The first group of people is the royalty. This group includes the king, queen, prince and Princess. The king ruled large areas of land called fiefs. he gave these fiefs to his vassals in exchange for protection.
The next group is the clergy. The pope, bishops, priests, monks and nuns were all part of the clergy. The pope is the leader of the Church and the bishop of Rome. Bishops served under the pope and supervised the priests, monks and nuns. Priests conducted religious ceremonies in churches. Monks and nuns were people who left their normal lives to live in monasteries or convents. They could not get married and were also doctors. Nobles were the people who received land from the king. They had to have an army ready to protect the king and their land. Nobles ruled the people who live don their land and made laws. Next, are the tradesmen and merchants. Some jobs include an artillator (maker of archery goods), bowyer (bow maker), and fletcher (made arrows). Merchants sold and trade goods. The most common items that were traded were salt, iron and textiles. Finally, the peasants and serfs. They were the farm workers who worked for the noble. they harvested all the crops for the noble. they were tied to the land they worked on but could buy their freedom. |
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http://www.lordsandladies.org.
“Medieval Artist.” Public
Domain Pictures. Web. May 8, 2014 http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/hledej.php?hleda=medieval+archer&x=0&y=0
“Medieval
Soldier.” Public Domain Picture.
Web. May 1, 2014. http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/hledej.php?page=0&hleda=medieval+people
“Medieval
Knight.” Public Domain Picture. Web. May 1, 2014. http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/hledej.php?page=0&hleda=medieval+people