The Villager’s Way of Life Questions – 0304b

All of the following questions are open-ended. Their answers are definitely not one word or the quickest thought that comes into your head. Write longish, thoughtful answers. Be as descriptive as you can and provide evidence and examples to back up your statements. This is a high-points assignment.

1. Which part of villagers’ lives from the Medieval Period were better than average Americans’ lives today? Explain.

2. Which part of villagers’ lives from the Medieval Period were worse than average Americans’ lives today? Explain.

3. What did people in Medieval times do for fun?

4. Which of the seasons sounds like the most fun to you? Why?

5. If you asked a 13 year old from a Medieval village what he thought of the lives of modern teenagers, what do you think he would say?

6. What is primogeniture and what was the idea behind it?

7. What would a young woman from Medieval times say is she were asked to comment on the lives of young women in America today?

8. How did the incredibly high death rate of Medieval times affect the way families work and the ways parents and children lived their lives?

9. If you were allowed to choose, would you rather be old today or old in Medieval time? Why?

10. Do you think that the Church and religion during Medieval times were more or less positive (you can choose whichever definition of positive you please) than they are today?

11. Are we much different from the superstitious Medieval people described in “Superstitious Beliefs and Practices?”

12. This answer should be a list of words and phrases: What elements shaped the way people in Medieval times saw their world?