Many are interested in what medieval society was like and those people who happened to live at that time. What role did they play in the story? It is generally accepted to consider these centuries as something backward and uncivilized, but for some they are full of romance and sophisticated exoticism.
476 is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages. This year the Roman Empire suffered a crushing fiasco at the hands of the Germanic barbarians. The Middle Ages divided the history of Europe into two eras: antiquity and subsequent revival. At this time, a long hiatus began in the development of science, architecture, culture and art. The time of big cities has come to an end. It was much more profitable for people to form settlements in the forests and feed from the land than to starve to death in big cities. Agriculture has become the backbone of the economy. The majority of the population was engaged in hard physical labor at a slow pace of development of technical evolution. By the end of the tenth century in Europe, medieval society consisted of separate but complementary formed social groups. Each group was characterized by responsibilities, rights and a certain way of life. Social groups were divided into “working” (artisans, peasants), “warring” (knights), “praying” (monks and priests). The three groups could not exist without each other, thanks to this union the law reigned, and people enjoyed the world. Church and religion The Christian religion played a huge role in the life of society in the Middle Ages. Besides the bliss after death and faith in Scripture, religion offered nothing to anyone. As a result, instead of faith and hope, fear of the unknown, the sale of indulgences and belief in the religion of "good deeds" was sown in society. Education in the Middle Ages One of the main goals of any monastery was to educate the surrounding population in literacy and instruction in Christian morality. Monks taught children and men to write, sing hymns, and prayers. From the end of the 9th century, in addition to the Holy Scriptures, the works of ancient authors were copied in monasteries. Life in the Middle Ages Even in those days there was a saying: "they meet by their clothes …" Clothes directly indicated social belonging. If a person was dressed in more expensive clothes than was supposed to be due to status, this was regarded as a sin of pride. Much attention was paid to hats and other accessories. For example, gloves could accurately tell everyone what class their owner belonged to. In conclusion, we can say that the Middle Ages are most often referred to as the "dark ages", but it was then that the European states were born. It was in the Middle Ages that many cultural values were born, which formed the basis of modern civilization.
