Question

characteristics of the medivel women short note​

Answer 1

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Women in the Middle Ages occupied a number of different social roles. During the Middle Ages, a period of European historylasting from around the 5th century to the 15th century, society was patriarchal and this type of patriarchal control was assumed: ideally, women were to fall under male control regardless of class.[1] Women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant, artisan, and nun, as well as some important leadership roles, such as abbess or queen regnant. The very concept of "woman" changed in a number of ways during the Middle Ages[2] and several forces influenced women's roles during their period.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Through surviving documents, literary and other texts and images, it is clear that medieval women were resilient, resourceful and skilled. Moreover, in exceptional instances they were capable of exercising political power, learning and creativity outside the domestic sphere.