Rich And Poor In The Middle Ages

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The way the rich and poor to this day are very different, in this report, we will compare the food, housing, entertainment and clothing
In the middle ages, your place in society would be decided upon your birth, and from then was never questioned. Although everyone in the middle ages had it hard, the peasants had it worst, and even then the women had it even badder. Women had little or no role to play within the country no matter where they were in society.

Food for the poor

Peasants generally lived of the land, the main foods in their diet were vegetables, porridge, bread and little meat. Lower classes would eat their food from wooden dishes. The crops were mainly corn, wheat and beans. If peasants had the money they would own

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