The Middle Ages was a time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance (The Middle Ages). This time period is also often called the “medieval period” by some. As a way to control the timeline, the Middle Ages were split into three sections. The Middle Age’s began as a transition to a more structured system and ended with the increasing power of the merchants and artisans in the towns. These are called the early, high, and late Middle Ages. In the time between the fall Roman Empire and the early Renaissance, Feudalism replaced Manoralism and the Kings power fight with the Church, politically, socially, women began to be more literate within religion and education and Urbanization began to grow, and economically,
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Not only did men become more literate and educated, but so did some lucky women of the time, also Urbanization began to become more popular and influence the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, education was expanded and easier to get, for men. Although the image of a traditional woman during the time did nothing of the sort, some lucky and curious women began to receive an education and learn to read and write. Not many women of the time worked, but many worked alongside of their husbands in the fields yet never received recognition for this (Femininity during Medieval). As is it will be for centuries after this time, women received less pay than man on the same jobs. The classic role of women were to be the child bearers and they did the housework, cooking, looking after the children, and tending to their husbands’ needs at all times (Femininity during Medieval). “Urbanization is a population shift from rural to urban areas, and the ways in which society adapts to the change” (Urbanization). This process began within the center of the European continent where everything was connected by rivers or roads. Populations began to flow into towns and cleared land for cultivation (Urbanization). This caused the cities to become clustered. For example, by the end of the late middle age, Paris possibly had approximately 200,000 people living there compared to the 20,000 only a few decades back. Urbanization was a result of the Black Plague. As the Middle Ages progressed, education over all began to improve and expand as well as the concept of
Not only did men become more literate and educated, but so did some lucky women of the time, also Urbanization began to become more popular and influence the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, education was expanded and easier to get, for men. Although the image of a traditional woman during the time did nothing of the sort, some lucky and curious women began to receive an education and learn to read and write. Not many women of the time worked, but many worked alongside of their husbands in the fields yet never received recognition for this (Femininity during Medieval). As is it will be for centuries after this time, women received less pay than man on the same jobs. The classic role of women were to be the child bearers and they did the housework, cooking, looking after the children, and tending to their husbands’ needs at all times (Femininity during Medieval). “Urbanization is a population shift from rural to urban areas, and the ways in which society adapts to the change” (Urbanization). This process began within the center of the European continent where everything was connected by rivers or roads. Populations began to flow into towns and cleared land for cultivation (Urbanization). This caused the cities to become clustered. For example, by the end of the late middle age, Paris possibly had approximately 200,000 people living there compared to the 20,000 only a few decades back. Urbanization was a result of the Black Plague. As the Middle Ages progressed, education over all began to improve and expand as well as the concept of