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What Shiny items purchased from European traders?
what shiny items purchased from european traders
What color were the shoes of the wicked witch of the west?
They were red and shiny
What was the goal of crusades?
Oh, dude, the goal of the Crusades was basically like a big road trip to the Holy Land to fight for control of Jerusalem. It was like a medieval version of a sightseeing tour, but with a lot more armor and swords. So, yeah, the goal was to reclaim Jerusalem and show off their shiny armor.
How has mealtime etiquette changed since medieval times?
Medieval people were guided by a desire not to act proud and to be clean. Through part of the Middle Ages, noble lords and their servants all shared meals at a common table. Since they did not know anything at all about how disease spread, their cleanliness did not prevent them from using common eating utensils and cups. They often ate with their fingers, but they considered it to be polite to cut each other's food. Plates and bowls were not always used, especially by poor people, and food was eaten directly off the table. Sometimes people ate from a common plate or bowl, around which they gathered, but it seems most often stale bread was used instead of a bowl for an individual. The bread was broken, scooped if necessary, and made into a trencher, which was then filled with soup or stew, which was eaten from there. When the soup or stew was done, the bread, which was now a wet sop, was eaten. Medieval ladies of some times and places were very interested in appearing delicate and refined. When certain types of foods were being served, they sometimes retired to another room while men ate so they were not be seen with greasy fingers. Later in the Middle Ages the idea of a common table was abandoned altogether and servants ate at a different time in a different room from their lords and ladies. This was condemned by the Church for a while, but became the norm anyway. There is a link to the etiquette section of an article on medieval cuisine below.
