MEDIEVAL

ERA
Peasants generally
had only one set of
clothing and it
almost never was
washed. Men wore
tunics and long
stockings. Women
wore long dresses
and stockings made
of wool. Some
peasants wore
underwear made of
linen, which was
washed “regularly.”
Medieval Food
- In medieval times your
role in the kingdom would
determine what you ate.
- Peasants could only eat
what they made:
vegetables, small animals
they caught and bread if
they were lucky.
-Nobles, who were rich,
could afford many
different kids of food and
had it made for them:
Beef, pork, fresh fish,
cheese and fruits
- Peasants meals were
simple and plain
- Nobel's could afford to
have spices and lots of
flavor.
 TOP 7
INVENTIONS
HOURGLASS
HOURGLASS
You can call it by the
name of sand timer
or sand clock. It is
used to measure the
time passage. It has
two vertical glass
bulbs attached to
each other. It
depends on a few
factors including the
size of the bulb, the
neck width and sand
quality and quantity
 GUNPOWDER
GUNPOWDER
Gunpowder is considered the most
important military invention of the
medieval period. With the advent of
gunpowder in Europe, the nature of
warfare changed radically and this had
a deep impact on the social and political
outlook of late medieval Europe.
 ASTROLABE
ASTROLABE

During the medieval period, astrolabes were

put to a wide range of uses. They were
primarily developed as an aid to religious
prayers. Since astrolabes helped to determine
the exact time of sunset, sunrise, and other
hours, they helped regulate daily prayer
hours.
 COMPASS
COMPASS
Compass in medieval Europe came
to be simply a result of the need for
navigators, sailors, and merchants
to safely traverse the waters of the
Mediterranean.
 EYEGLASSES
EYEGLASSES
By the late medieval period, eyeglasses had
become a popularly available instrument
all over Europe.Such early models
comprised of two pieces of glass or crystal
stones which were occasionally framed and
held together with a handle.
PRINTING PRESS
PRINTING PRESS
The Printing press was a new mode of
printing texts and books which was
invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the
first half of the 15th century. Gutenberg’s
invention proved critically significant for
the Renaissance that was taking place
across Europe.
MECHANICAL CLOCK
MECHANICAL CLOCK
It was around this time that the earliest
mechanical clocks were created by the
Christian monks who had extensive
knowledge of astronomy.the primary use was
in the monasteries. They were typically used
to keep track of hours for daily prayers, to
help monks calculate solar and lunar eclipses,
and to determine feast days with accuracy.