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What were the most frequently used punishments in the middle ages?
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∙ 14y ago
Depends where like in England the most common was being beheaded by a axe or guillotine but in Asia they were drowned and in India they were burned alive and in the polar regions they were left to freeze to death they stripped him so he was bare and threw him into the snow miles from the village but the most brutal one that i thought it was is Early Australia they buried people alive
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∙ 12y agoFor much of the Early Middle Ages punishments were usually fines in Western Europe. In some places, this was just about the only punishment used. If a person could not pay a fine, he was likely to be sold into slavery.
Another form of punishment was exile.
In some places, a person was punished by being declared an outlaw. This meant that the person was not protected by law, and anything done to him was likely to be allowed by the authorities.
Later on, various corporal punishments were used, including putting a person in stocks. In such a position, a person could not defend himself from anything other people might want to throw at him. Since he could not see what was behind him, he might not even be able to tell who was throwing it. It did not pay to be unpopular, if you were being punished in such a way.
Torture and execution were used, but not as often as one might think. They were reserved for great crimes.
There were times and places where murderers were punished by their victim's families, in whatever why they wished. Rape was punished the same way, and the victim was able to dismember a rapist, if she cared to.
In some places, a criminal was confined to his own neighborhood and not allowed to leave it, as a form of punishment.
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Medieval PeriodDark Age?Medieval times or the medieval era.
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During the Middle Ages, most people were farmers.
What kind of work were most people involved in during the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages, most people were farmers.
What is most of the surviving music from the early middle ages called?
Most of the music from the Early Middle Ages is plainsong or chant.
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wars had the most influence during the Middle Ages in Europe.
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The most important musicians during the Middle Ages were priests and those who worked for the church.
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Religion
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Who had power during the Middle Ages and why?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
Who was at the highest level of authority in the church in the middle ages?
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During the middle ages What religion dominated the middle east?
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meat
