14th Century Dress Code By: Lexus Bublitz and Alexa Engelbrecht

14th Century Dress CodeBy: Lexus Bublitz and Alexa Engelbrecht

What did the colors represent?

Red- love, protection, rich, fire Orange- no meaning Yellow- harmonious, prostitution, balance Green- no meaning Blue- royal, fidelity - later meant, darkness, evil, peasants Purple- kings emperor Brown- no meaning Gray- peasants Black- seriousness, mourning White- purity, innocence, compassion

What were dominant jobs?

Nearly 90% of Europe's population worked in Agriculture. Other jobs included Blacksmith, craftsmen, clerk, and candle maker. Depending on where they were on the social pyramid determines what they wore.

How did this create a middle class?

The other 9% made up the middle class, this included people from Merchants to Nobles.

In the middle class they had extra money to spare and would usually included a head-dress that showed where they were on the social pyramid.

What was the class segregation?

The highest was the monarch, which included the Royals. Who was advised by the Church. The middle class contains a mixture of high to low ranking. Nobles are the top of middle class, following knights and Vassals being the middle and Merchants, Framers, and Craftsmen being the lower middle class. The highest population but the lowest class included Peasants and Serfs.

How did this affect society?

If you were born in a class you stayed in that class. The social standing in this time was basically set in stone.

It was very difficult to move up, because the lower class doesn’t have money to be educated.

Do we see this in modern times?

Not as much as in this time period. Today's people have the power to change if they want too. We also have a much higher education system. In the middle ages only the wealthy could afford a tutor to each them. Today you can get out of a social class if you wanted to. As where back then what you were born into is where you would stay.

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