What life was like in the middle ages

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Back then it looks like the peasants are doing all the work while they get non of the rewards and they

have nothing and are looked down on.

The kings owned everything and were above the law.

The lords were rich and would often look down on the peasants.

Knights fight for the people above them.

1. What percentage of babies died in their first year?  20% of all babies died in their

first year of life.

2. What was the life expectancy for an ordinary person? They were expected to live up

to 40 years of age.

3. What were the standards of cleanliness like? Explain. There were no rubbish collections

and no sewerage, so rubbish and human waste were thrown into the streets. Because of this, rats

were a problem, and fleas were often found in people's clothing and beds.  

4. Why were there so few trained doctors? 

5. How did doctors work out what was wrong with their patients? 

6. Give TWO ways that a medieval hospital was different to a modern hospital. 

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What was torture like in medieval times? Surprisingly there are over one hundred methods that were used in medieval times. Things like burning people alive and squashing people’s fingers are both examples are of torture methods. Back in medieval times, there was no regulation so if you were stealing you could have the same punishments as a murderer. People would get injured and some don’t come out alive. This is what medieval torture like in the middle ages.

 

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