Mostly, to grind corn. In the Netherlands they were even then already used for water management and for turning swamp land into dry land.
The period of time from 500 AD to 1500 AD is called the Middle Ages.
mediaval time or middle ages
Garbage collection in the Middle Ages was often done by roaming animals.
wars had the most influence during the Middle Ages in Europe.
the dark ages ----- The Early Middle Ages were called the Dark Age because of a decline in learning that persisted through much of the time. The decline in learning, however, did not begin during the Middle Ages, but in the Roman Empire of the 3rd century, and the recovery began about half way through the Early Middle Ages, with the Carolingian Renaissance (768-840) in the West and the Macedonian Renaissance (867-1056) in the East.
During the Middle Ages, windmills were used primarily for grinding grain and pumping water.
Farmers used the following advancements during the Middle Ages: windmills, crop rotation, and iron plows.
Windmills have been used since the middle ages, wind farms are just an extension of that technology.
It powered their machines used to prepare grains and other crops.
Milling could have been by hand using quern-stones, or using horse or donkey power. Waterwheels were also used in the middle ages. From the late twelfth century, windmills began to appear in Europe.
Windmills were named after their primary source of power, which is the wind. They harness the energy from the wind to generate mechanical power, typically for tasks like grinding grain or pumping water. The term "windmill" originated in the Middle Ages and has been used ever since to describe these structures.
Castles in the Middle Ages were used to keep out enemies.
See the question: What are some weapons used in the middle ages?
In the Middle Ages
Yes it did changes life in Europe. This machine reduced animal power and things were done faster.
people in the middle ages used letters or talking to face to face
because they used wood smoke as a deorderant in the middle ages