Medieval Culture

Medieval culture

Clothing
bathing
music
games
Commerce
food
doctors
medicine
diseases


Clothing
bathing
music
games
Commerce
food
doctors
medicine
diseases

Black death
Monks
Troubadours
Masterpieces
Knight training
Crusade
Equipment
Romance
poetry
Black death
Monks
Troubadours
Masterpieces
Knight training
Crusade
Equipment
Romance
poetry

ClothesShould be equipped for war, the soldier wore breeches and stockings normally as underwear, shirt or tunic in "T", chainmail, a helmet (brimmed), sword and dagger in a double round belt (usually) without buckle (used two leather straps tied in a tab) and shield (usually kite shield) Women used to wear a dress of strings on the sides . The men's civilian clothing usually consisted of a skirt sleevesstrung above a tabard. in short they used much the mesh fabric and works in much more detailed

Bathing
in the Middle Ages did not exist toothbrushes, deodorant, perfumes and much less toilet paper. they threw debris out the windows of the palace. they prepared many foods without cleaning, with no health care. In the Middle Ages did not bathe for lack of running water, but bathing in someoccasions, but always all the royalty uses the same water, first bathe the king, then follow the orders of old men, then women alike, children and babies last. Of how dirty the water was no chance of losing a baby. In the great gardens of the royal era used them as toilets because at that time not exist the retreat, and on those occasions was meeting many people.
Were produced by many diseases andproblems due to the lack of hygiene.

Music
Medieval music in two important periods: the Romanesque and Gothic. In medieval music can distinguish different musical phenomena, among which the Gregorian chant, polyphony and secular music. Gregorian chant was very important because it is the only music kept above the ninth century. It was strictly a type of music and voice one voice, or, at best,with an accompaniment based on parallel fifths. The troubadours, the trouvegers, and minessanger are the most important players in the music. They were all poets musicians who sang whit human feelings, and they did it especially about love, war and nature, this music is characterized by a rate much more marked and varied than the Gregorian, and depends on the mood of the author. Because this creatednew types of dance and musical accompaniment with other instruments.

Games/entertainment
The main occupations were warfare, tournaments and hunting. The war, violent favorite occupation of those people, as did using the flimsiest reason, tournaments, which later became war gam ed closed field between two men, were originally real battles between two armies. The opponents were in the open andloaded with rage tournaments, as in war, were made prisoners had to pay ransom. The winners of horse races and championships and tournaments, sporting prowess, as in war, were made prisoners had to pay ransom. Chess was one of the favorite games of feudal lords. Fishing is without doubt one of the earliest human activities designed to meet their food needs. Over time and as happened with otherstaple activities, parallel activities were derived from the need sports.

Commerce
Tube trade little activity in the fall of Western Roman Empire. Economic life as the center had the marketing, plus some places where they made sick activity, wealth was not shown until the bankers were doing their own businesses selling example sacks of cereals and pulses (chickpeas, lentils, and beans),barrels fish and meat preserved in salt. As trade spread throughout Europe was necessary for other land to have their business. People had more than a job ex: a single messenger does not work for a company. Currency traders were divided into usurers, money-changers and bankers. Those who were engaged in usury secured loans with high interest, and despite being despised, played an essential social...