Medieval Education and Families
John Johnson & Stormi Philpot
Schooling
Parent taught
Number System
Marriage
-People tried to get their daughters to marry someone in a higher status, because they wanted a share in the riches and privileges that were brought into the family.
-Divorce was very rare and only occurred when a wife broke the laws of the church.
Rolls
-Your social class depends on the riches and status.
-Sons were most wanted in a household, and women were the greater supporters in the household.
-Women were lower than men and classified as objects. If a women disrespected her husband, then she would be beaten and treated with little respect.
-A woman's job is to find food, cooking, making beds and cleaning the house. They also worked outside.
Children and inheritance
-Inheritance had to do mostly with women and children. A father would pass down inheritance to his son, who must be a worthy man. Then that son would share that inheritance with his wife.