Question

Imagine that you are a traveler from Mongol-ruled China who has traveled to Western Europe in the 1200s. Describe the customs and lifeways of medieval Europe in a way that would be familiar to a reader from medieval China.

Remember that your answer needs to be at least two paragraphs long. When you reply to a fellow student, write as though you are a medieval Central Asian Turk or Chinese person trying to understand the lifeways and customs of the medieval Europeans.

Answer 1

Solution -

On my quest to explore western Europe, I have come across many new and different way of life. Sometimes it feels like I’m in some another world itself. The people, language, lifestyle everything is so different than what we have back at home. Even the definition of god is different here. Most of the people are having light skin but the colour of their hairs can be different. Food wise, most of the population are eating animals and plants both, which is kind of similar to what we have.

Customs and lifeways are very different here. They have a ruler or a king who presides over the whole region and churches looks after the religious matters, but sometimes it feels like churches have more power than the king itself. Women are dressed in a more conservative manner and are having duties limited to household work mostly like cooking, cleaning etc. men are having more liberty and authority over matters.

It’s not like we won’t find people from around the world here, I have met several people from different areas like Egypt etc. One thing that is to bring to attention is people here are explorers, they like to explore new lands and opportunities around the world, although their ways can be a bit harsh sometimes.

Architecture is also very different here which seems like it is evolving with the modern times. Overall, it’s a new experience and quite exciting too.