Medieval Life for the Serf by Ms Vavra

Compare and Contrast: do you think life was more dangerous and harder for a serf during the Middle Ages, or for a homeless person in a large city (in Canada) today? Why? Provide 10 reasons to justify your answer collected from 15 different resources.

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 19:53:44 UTC

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:15:29 UTC

Life for serfs was easy as pie...they just had to farm during the day and sit back and eat stew at night...true or false? Justify your data with two resources!

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:24:20 UTC

False, because they worked from sunlight to sunset. During the night they made supper, clothing and cleaned.

An article showing how this winter's cold has affected homeless people in the U.S.

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:26:34 UTC

Medieval life...

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:28:34 UTC

Peasants versus potatoes...

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:29:44 UTC

Homeless and hopeless...what are the dangers?

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:32:50 UTC

Life on the street

dani_vavra — 2014-02-28 20:36:34 UTC

Life of a peasant...

dani_vavra — 2014-03-03 14:37:28 UTC

Homeless woman found dead...

dani_vavra — 2014-03-03 14:45:20 UTC

No house, no protection from cold!

dani_vavra — 2014-03-03 14:46:45 UTC

Jordan, Brittany and Steven

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 18:48:47 UTC

peasant daily work

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 18:54:13 UTC

they were plowing, planting, weeding, harvesting

caring for animals, cooked meals, wove cloth,

and made clothes.

Resource: textbook page 152

why serfs were treated bad?

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 18:57:13 UTC

they were treated bad because

had a low quality of life. They were

poor and would bag. they sometimes

weren't able to pay their taxes. They were

under slave law.

Recourse: Life of a Peasant

The Dangers of being Homeless

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 19:04:10 UTC

They have no shelter. Homeless people are prone to getting disease. Don't have anyone to get help from. When its cold there at risk of getting frost bite and hypothermia.

Resource: homeless and hopeless... what are the danger:

Serfs vs Homeless

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 19:08:34 UTC

They both have a low quality of life, limited amount of food, more

prone to disease, rarely have education and personal hygene was

very poor.

Main question Would it be better to be homeless or a serf?

dani_vavra — 2014-03-25 19:17:15 UTC

It was easier to be a homeless person because they quality of life is higher. They have better clothing to keep warm in the cold. Usually warm place like a shelter to go in the winter. people are more concerned about homlessness and also public awareness about homeless people and how people can help.