Change Over Time From Change Over Time From the Middle Ages to Modern the Middle Ages to Modern

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By Amanda, Tianna, Annie, and Makeda By Amanda, Tianna, Annie, and Makeda

Food, from the Middle Ages and Today

Since the Middle Ages the food we ate/eat has changed a lot.

Middle Ages Food

In the Middle Ages what food you ate depended on what your rank was. They ranked food by closeness to heaven. Nobles ate the highest ranking (such as birds), and peasants ate the lowest (things that grew in the ground). Though on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays the Church ordered that no one could eat meat on those days. So fish became popular.

Modern day food

Today we don’t have rank to tell people what they can and can’t eat. We now also have more foods than the Middle Ages, such as fast food, pizza, tacos, and many, many more. Now we also don’t eat many foods they used to eat like, hedgehog, and humming birds.

Comparing and Contrasting Medieval and Comparing and Contrasting Medieval and Modern day foodModern day food

SimilaritiesSimilarities Then/now we eat bread a

lot. During Lent they weren’t

allowed to eat meat on Fridays, some people still don’t.

Certain meat is still considered a luxury, like it was in the Middle Ages.

Most people still only eat what they can buy.

DifferencesDifferences In the Middle Ages it took all

day to prepare meals. We no longer rank food by

closeness to heaven. Back then the wealthy could

only afford herbs and spices. Now anyone can.

Then your rank decided what you could eat, but now you can eat anything.

We now have many more varieties of food than back then.

Comparing Transportation in Comparing Transportation in the Middle Ages vs. Modern the Middle Ages vs. Modern

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Transportation has changed a lot since Transportation has changed a lot since the middle ages. We have become more the middle ages. We have become more modern and advanced than the Middle modern and advanced than the Middle Ages.Ages.

Transportation has Transportation has changed drastically since changed drastically since the Middle Ages. The the Middle Ages. The style of vehicles and ways style of vehicles and ways of getting around have of getting around have become more advanced. become more advanced. In the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages travelers used horses, travelers used horses, boats, and wagons pulled boats, and wagons pulled by horses. It could be by horses. It could be very dangerous because very dangerous because travelers risked being travelers risked being robbed, killed, or robbed, killed, or kidnapped.kidnapped.

Transportation in the Transportation in the Middle AgesMiddle Ages

Modern day transportation

Modern day transportation is now very advanced. We use trains, cars, airplanes, bikes, and much more. We no longer have to use carts to carry food and personal items on a long trip. We also have a more advanced road system that all people can use.

Middle Ages and Modern Middle Ages and Modern Day Similarities and Day Similarities and

DifferencesDifferences SimilaritiesSimilarities

• In the Middle Ages and now we both use boats and ships to travel.

• We both have ways of traveling and getting around.

• Today we still have some roads made of dirt like in the Middle Ages.

DifferencesDifferences• We now use a more advanced

road system than in the middle ages.

• We also have cars to drive instead of a horse to ride.

• The Middle Ages had guards to guard most non-public roads.

• The Middle Ages roads were made of dirt and rocks. Our roads are now mostly made of asphalt.

Middle Ages and Middle Ages and Modern Day ClothingModern Day Clothing

Clothing has changed a lot Clothing has changed a lot between the Middle Ages and between the Middle Ages and now. It has gone from tunics and now. It has gone from tunics and head dresses to t-shirts and head dresses to t-shirts and jeans. jeans.

Middle Ages clothing People in the Middle

Ages wore a lot of different clothes than we do now. Men wore tunics and women wore dresses. Women also wore headdresses. Men wore jackets and trousers back then. They also wore a lot of jewelry.

Men’s clothing

Modern day clothingModern day clothing When men and women When men and women

go to work men wear go to work men wear suits, and women wear suits, and women wear skirts and dresses. Kids skirts and dresses. Kids wear t-shirts and jeans wear t-shirts and jeans almost everyday, almost everyday, especially at school. We especially at school. We also wear different shoes also wear different shoes like flip flops and like flip flops and sneakers.sneakers.

Clothing in the Middle Ages & Modern Day Clothing in the Middle Ages & Modern Day

Similarities and DifferencesSimilarities and Differences SimilaritiesSimilarities Men wore trousers then Men wore trousers then

and men wear trousers and men wear trousers now.now.

Back then and now we Back then and now we both wear silk.both wear silk.

Women in the Middle Women in the Middle Ages and now both Ages and now both wear rings.wear rings.

Men wore jackets then Men wore jackets then and men wear jackets and men wear jackets nownow

Women wear dresses Women wear dresses now and they wore now and they wore dresses then too. dresses then too.

DifferencesDifferences Men wore tunics then.Men wore tunics then. Women, men ,and Women, men ,and

children wear jeans children wear jeans and T-shirts now.and T-shirts now.

In the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages people that were rich people that were rich wore jewels and looked wore jewels and looked like walking mosaics.like walking mosaics.

Women wore head Women wore head dresses but now a dresses but now a days we just wear days we just wear hats.hats.

Leaders From The Middle Leaders From The Middle Ages and NowAges and Now

Leaders have changed over Leaders have changed over time. The style of leading time. The style of leading has also changed drastically.has also changed drastically.

King Charlemagne The GreatKing Charlemagne The Great His reign was His reign was

known as the known as the Carolingian Carolingian Dynasty. He was Dynasty. He was one of the most one of the most greatest leaders greatest leaders during the middle during the middle ages. That’s ages. That’s where he got the where he got the name “King name “King Charlemagne The Charlemagne The Great” from.Great” from.

President Barack President Barack ObamaObama

President Barack President Barack Obama was Obama was elected as the elected as the 4444thth president of president of the United the United States of States of America. He is America. He is the very first the very first African-African-American American president.president.

Similarities and DifferencesSimilarities and Differences

Similarities Both are/were leaders Have siblings Both of their parents

died at a young age They each had

governors to govern a certain amount of land

Differences President Obama is

mixed race The throne was

handed down to Charlemagne

Obama was elected Obama had to

compete to become president

ConclusionConclusionIn conclusion we learned that the

Middle Ages is very different from modern day. For example, although foods from then and today aren’t very different, we have a much bigger variety then the Middle Ages. Transportation has also changed very drastically. It has gone from wagons and horses to engines. Clothing has become much simpler and we no longer wear tunics and armor. Instead we wear t-shirts and jeans. Leaders have probably changed the most, because we now elect our presidents. During the Middle Ages the throne was handed down.

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