Living Conditions
Peasant Living Conditions
Medieval living conditions were terrible during the Black Death. The unclean living conditions were one of the main reasons for the plague to spread. Through archaeological digs and findings, historians discovered primary sources of the housing, tools and many more findings to create knowledge and thoughts of the living conditions of the peasants and nobles. A majority of the Medieval European population were peasants. They had lived in a little cottage or hut which had 1-3 rooms, which were small that were used for storage, livestock and living area and had no windows or doors. They did have a hole in the roof or the side of house so they can breathe air. Most of the peasants were accompanied by their livestock (cows, sheep ,pigs..) which had one room or side of the house for themselves, because of this rodents and fleas were attracted inside. The Black Death had influenced the living conditions of people because it had caused likely chances for the peasants to catch diseases very easily.This had also meant that if one family member caught the plague it would spread to the whole family. These are the facts about the living conditions in Medieval Europe.
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