Read this excerpt from a book that describes clothing in medieval Europe. Nobles, including lords and ladies, often were dressed in rich-colored clothing, sometimes even with golden thread. Dyeing clothes was very expensive at the time; therefore, only the wealthy could afford to have clothing made with vibrant colors. Peasants wore un-dyed clothes in browns and grays mostly for two reasons: they were inexpensive, and because peasants worked the land, dirt was less predominant and the clothes were easier to clean. On the basis of this excerpt, what can a reader conclude about noble women and peasant women? Peasant women had no interest in fine clothing. It was easy to distinguish between noble and peasant women at a glance. Noble women were concerned only with their wealth and status. It was unlikely that a peasant woman could ever become a noble woman.

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Jaelynn Kline

3 May, 12:33

Read this excerpt from a book that describes clothing in medieval Europe. Nobles, including lords and ladies, often were dressed in rich-colored clothing, sometimes even with golden thread. Dyeing clothes was very expensive at the time; therefore, only the wealthy could afford to have clothing made with vibrant colors. Peasants wore un-dyed clothes in browns and grays mostly for two reasons: they were inexpensive, and because peasants worked the land, dirt was less predominant and the clothes were easier to clean. On the basis of this excerpt, what can a reader conclude about noble women and peasant women? Peasant women had no interest in fine clothing. It was easy to distinguish between noble and peasant women at a glance. Noble women were concerned only with their wealth and status. It was unlikely that a peasant woman could ever become a noble woman.

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Yael Freeman · Answer 1

Because of these differences in the clothing of noble women and peasant women, it was easy to distinguish between noble women and peasant women at a glance.