Life
Where are the peasants on the feudal pyramid?
On the bottom
What are 2 jobs that a peasant can have? (Men/Women)
They can raise crops, tend farm animals, can be carpenters, shoe-makers, metal-workers (Smiths), worked in the fields, cared for children, worked in homes, performed, and grinded their grain.
What was the yearly payment called?
Head-money
How many rooms are usually in a house?
1-2 rooms
What are the two things that the bread is made of?
Wheat mixed with rye/oatmeal
How is a peasant classified as free or unfree?
Due to the amount of service done to the lord.
What is another word for a metal-worker?
A smith
A "tallage"
What was used to make furniture?
Woven strips of wood covered in mud or straw.
What type of food did they have in the winter?
They had pork, mutton, and fish preserved in salt.
What do the serfs get in return for farming the lords fields and not leaving the matter?
They get a small plot of land to farm.
What is a carpenter?
A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.
What is it called when a woman marries and, she, her father, or her husband had to pay a fee?
It is called a "merchet"
1. Did they have a chimney?
2. If they didn't what was the outcome of it?
1. No
2. It made the room dark and smokey.
What were herbs mostly used for?
They were used to improve flavor/reduce saltiness and disguise the taste of meat that was no longer fresh.
What do the freed lords and knights do?
Spend their time preparing for war or fighting.
Can women be shoe-makers?
Women were not often shoemakers.
According to the newspaper, how much grain did the lord keep for himself?
75%
Where was the fire hearth in the house?
It was in the middle of a room
What were the two types of meat they never ate.
Beef and chicken.
What do free peasants get?
Rented land to farm which is owed only rent to the lord.
What was a job only women can do?
They can only care for children and work in homes.
1. What is the plural form of denarius?
2. What is it?
1. Denarii
2. A coin in medieval Europe
What all happened in one room?
An entire family usually ate, slept, and housed all their farm animals.
Why were vegetables used in their everyday menu?
There was always a type of vegetable grown year round (or many different veggies)