European life in 16th century

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social 1 Mind Map on European life in 16th century, created by tdhein on 27/08/2013.
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European life in 16th century
  1. woman
    1. give birth at home - possibly a midwife
      1. return to fields quickly after giving birth
        1. baby tightly swaddled
          1. older sibling looking after baby
            1. left baby at home alone
            2. have 7-8 children with only half living to adolescence
            3. men
              1. back breaking farm work
              2. children
                1. 1/3 died before the age of 1
                  1. infants unable to explore for 1st year of life
                    1. older children accompanied parents to field and were full workers by age 7
                      1. segregated work
                        1. boys did farm labour
                          1. girls cooked, cleaned, sewed and worked fields
                        2. parents were strict and punitive - beatings
                          1. trying to keep unsupervised children safe
                          2. between age 7-14
                            1. work away from home to help finanially
                              1. boys - labourers
                                1. girls domestics
                                  1. keep small wage as dowery
                              2. marry between 24-28
                                1. settle on land groom's parents rented
                                  1. matches chosen by best chance to survive
                                2. families lived in one room together
                                  1. adult leisure time was spent away from the family with others of the same sex
                                    1. life expectancy was 45
                                      1. greater equality between men and women in rural areas
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