THE MIDDLE
AGES
THERE WERE THREE LANGUAGES
FRENCH was used by the Norman nobles
(LAW;FOOD;ART;MEDICINE;LITERATURE)
LATIN was used by the CHURCH and as the language of
learning
MIDDLE ENGLISH (1100-1450) The language of COMMON PEOPLE
14th
century
THE GROWTH OF THE MIDDLE CLASS (NEW JOBS: shoemakers,carpenters,bakers,clothmakers,tradesmen)
They formed
a new URBAN MIDDLE CLASS
They were SKILLED ARTISANS
·
They
organized themselves into GUILDS ( da GELD-payment)
·
They
controlled the quality of goods
·
They
regulated prices and wages
·
They
held fairs
·
On
particular feast days, they performed scenes from the Bible
14th
century
THE GROWTH OF THE GENTRY(people of good social position, specifically the
class of people next below the nobility in position and birth)
A class of
landowners who was becoming rich
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