Mediveal Europeans had a very basic and simple form of life.They lived in wooden cottages and near their neighbors,so that they could ask for help in the middle of the night.As there wasn't electricity,it was difficult to move around in the dark ,so it was always helpful to have someone around you,At that time, education wasn't at its peak as it is today,so children just studied primary school to have a notion of how to read, write and spell the basic words.Sometimes girls didn't have this privilidge and were illiterate.The girls were trained by their mothers how to be good housewives and do all the household chores.The boys,on the other hand,were taught to hunt,to fish and tasks like carpentry,,and fixing things,Their hobbies were playing outdoor sports,hunting and fishing.In their leisure,they sang ,danced andwent swimming.
A medieval european was most likely a serf, peasant, or a craftsman of some sort. These people represented the majority of the living populace in Europe in the middle ages. Their homes were simple, without excess luxury. They had the most basic necessities, but did not have much more, because they could not afford it. Families often lived together in huts where there was only one big space with a kitchen and a gathering place somewhere in the middle. Most European citizens at the time weren't educated, farmers, peasants, and serfs usually did not receive any formal education or very little, if they were lucky enough to be taught by the local priest or had somebody in their family that was educated. Their leisure activities were different from what we would call leisure activities today, they could singing, dancing, drinking, storytelling, etc. but how they did these things was quite different compared to today.
The printing press allowed for the mass production of books whereas before they had to write by hand. The printing press allowed music sheets, books, and pamphlets to spread widely.
