Lords, Ladies, Peasants, and Knights
Class in the Middle Ages
Detroit : Lucent Books, [2007]
Format: Book
Description: 104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
In the medieval world, one's role in the world was often determined by a strict set of social and gender systems. A vast majority of people living in Europe during the Middle Ages fell under the bracket of "peasants," leaving them to exist in a harsh reality full of work and struggle. Other classes included merchants and traders, craftsmen, farmers, soldiers, knights, vassals, nobles, and the monarchy. This informative book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of social and gender class systems of medieval Europe and describes what life was like for each class through context and example.
Series: Lucent library of historical eras.
Contents:
Medieval people: the harsh realities of their world -- Kings, vassals, and serfs: the feudal order -- Soldiers: risking and losing life and limb -- People of faith: hearts and minds devoted to God -- Women: doing their duties in a man's world -- Merchants and traders: the art of making money -- Scholars, artists, and explorers: remaking the world.
ISBN:
1590189280
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY Nar | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-99) and index.