Essay On The Dark Ages

After the fall of the Roman Empire, there was no strong leader or government to take its place in Europe. As a result, Europe was thrown into a period of decline called the Dark Ages. During this period of time, there were no advances in literature, math, art, ect because the main goal of the population was to stay alive. The people clung to Christianity to comfort them through their lives. Through the population’s fear and desperation for safety, the feudal system was created. Feudalism established the social hierarchy for the time and therefore everyone knew their place in society. “You were born into a class of people and generally stayed in that class for your entire life. Working hard did not change your status” (www.westernreservepublicmedia.org). …show more content…
Bearing children was dangerous for both the child and the mother during the Middle Ages. Women dying during childbirth was not uncommon, but rather the possibility was so great that many women would have arrangements planned ahead of time for the child in the event that she would die. The mortality rates of babies were also very high. Despite this great danger with small reward, noble women were expected to have six to eight children so the lord can have a son to take over the estate.
A married noble woman’s other job was to run the household. She would make sure everything was running smoothly. She was trained for this before marriage by being sent away to relatives. A noble woman was expected to look after the servants of the house. She could also help heal sick or injured people in the household.
A noble women couldn’t inherit property so the only time she would be able to run the manor would be when the men went away to war. During that period of time, she would become the lord of the manor. She would make the decisions for the estate in place of her husband. The noble woman would also go to war herself if the estate gets attacked during this