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Life in the Middle AgesLife in the Middle Ages

Ana Costa Tobío nº8Ana Costa Tobío nº8

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1.1. Life in the Middle Ages. Life in the Middle Ages.

2.2. Castles.Castles.

3.3. The Black Death.The Black Death.

4.4. Medieval towns in Britain.Medieval towns in Britain.

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Life in the Middle AgesLife in the Middle Ages

In summer people washed In summer people washed in a river or a lake and in in a river or a lake and in winter, people didn’t wash winter, people didn’t wash at all.at all.

In the middle ages, most people wore the same home-made woollen tunic all year round.

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Life in the Middle AgesLife in the Middle Ages

A thousand years ago the A thousand years ago the standard meal was hard standard meal was hard bread and vegetable bread and vegetable porridge. On special porridge. On special occasions, there was a tasty occasions, there was a tasty sausage made out of pig’s sausage made out of pig’s blood.blood.

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Life in the Middle AgesLife in the Middle Ages

There weren’t any schools There weren’t any schools in the Middle Ages, so in the Middle Ages, so most people didn’t read or most people didn’t read or write. Instead of going to write. Instead of going to school, children went to school, children went to work. After work, boys work. After work, boys often played a medieval often played a medieval version of football, using a version of football, using a pig bladder for a ball.pig bladder for a ball.

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CastlesCastles In medieval society, noblemen and knights lived in castles. In medieval society, noblemen and knights lived in castles.

They lived with servants, soldiers and craftsmen. Animals They lived with servants, soldiers and craftsmen. Animals also lived inside the castles. Originaly, castles were made of also lived inside the castles. Originaly, castles were made of wood, but by the 11th century most castles were made of wood, but by the 11th century most castles were made of stone.stone.

There were big walls around the castles, and usually there was a moat filled with water to protect the castles from attack. A drawbridge over the moat was the entrance to the castle.

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The Black DeathThe Black Death The Black Death was the name people gave to the Bubonic The Black Death was the name people gave to the Bubonic

plague. The plague struck Europe between 1347 and 1351.plague. The plague struck Europe between 1347 and 1351. The plague came from fleas living on rats. The fleas bit people The plague came from fleas living on rats. The fleas bit people

and gave them the disease. People called the disease the and gave them the disease. People called the disease the Black Death because the victim’s fingers, toes and nose Black Death because the victim’s fingers, toes and nose turned black. People with the disease also got black spots on turned black. People with the disease also got black spots on the back of their neck, under their arms and in their groin. the back of their neck, under their arms and in their groin. There was no cure for the diesease and most people died.There was no cure for the diesease and most people died.

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Medieval towns in BritainMedieval towns in Britain

Medieval towns and cities Medieval towns and cities were much smaller than were much smaller than modern towns. The modern towns. The cathedrals attracted lots cathedrals attracted lots of different people, but of different people, but especially pilgrims and especially pilgrims and merchants. Towns merchants. Towns needed a lot of water, so needed a lot of water, so most towns were near a most towns were near a river. Medieval towns river. Medieval towns were very dirty places.were very dirty places.

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Medieval towns in BritainMedieval towns in Britain

The houses were made of wood or stone and straw for the The houses were made of wood or stone and straw for the roof. Fire was a constant danger.roof. Fire was a constant danger.

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