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How was Joan Raised?

              Joan grew up as a peasant during the hundred years’ war. The hundred years’ war was a time when the French and English were in war. The English would steal the French peasant and farmers cattle and burn down their towns. When Joan was born the war had been going on for about 75 years. It had started when her great grandparents were only children. Can you imagine living in fear everyday? It wasn’t that hard for Joan and her family because they had never known anything different. If we were in a war like that today I would be scared out of my mind.

   










         Other than the war Joan grew up as a normal child until the age of 13. She had friends and played with toys. Her father was somewhat a leader of the village they lived in so they lived in a stone house next to the church. It was a nicer home than most in the village had but it still had a dirt floor. Joan had 5 sibling, 3 brothers and 2 sisters and her family was very religious; they were christians. Her mother taught her and her siblings all of their prayers, but Joan was especially devoted. They said as a child she would go into the church and pray for hours. Wouldn't you think that would be strange if a child could comprehend god and talk to him for hours?
          Sometimes Joan would help out around the house or in the fields with the cattle. One day, when Joan was thirteen, she was in the garden and a voice came to her. She saw a bright light but no face so she didn’t know who it was. The visions kept coming to her and soon she saw the face of Saint Michael. The visions kept coming to her from multiple Saints. At first they told her to be a good girl and go to church but later on told her more serious things like when wars would happen and what would happen in them.

What were the Homes, like that of which Joan Grew Up in, like?

Large portions of the people in Ancient Europe were peasants. They lived in simple homes that were usually made out of wood and the person who lived in the house was usually the builder. Unlike the dry wall we use today to give structure to our walls they used clay. Can you imagine getting that much clay and having to stick that to your wall? That would take forever. I don't have that much patience. Have you ever seen a bird nest with the sticks and weeds all mixed together and weaved? Well that is what the peasants’ roofs were made of. It was hard to make a roof that was inexpensive to make and kept the rain out. All the peasant’s homes were one story high but some were longer or wider than others.

Mostly a married couple lived in a home with their parents, although parents sometimes stayed in cottages by themselves, children, unmarried siblings, and/or workers. Sometimes peasants even had pets. They were mostly just to keep away feces or help herd the animals. Inside the home the floors were made of dirt and mud unlike the houses today. It must have been hard to clean! Living as a peasant must have been hard. Especially for women, having to cook and clean the house plus taking care of the children.

How did Joan's Religion Effect her?

                 Joan and her family were devoted Catholics. So when the Saints started to talk to her she believed that it was really god talking to her. Saint Margaret and Catherine came to her the most often. She was given a great gift! She knew what the future help and she could help her country in war. 
      Today we have mental illnesses and scientific explanations for things. Back then things just happened and weren’t questioned. They had faith unlike many of us do today. If someone told us that they heard voices from saints we would probably just assume that they had a mental illness. In Joan's case I don't believe that she was lying or had a mental illness because everything she predicted came true and there's no scientific explanation for that!

What did Joan do for the French?

          Joan was a very important role in the French army. She was not necessarily the best fighter or the strongest of all of the men but she was definitely important. She was an inspiration to the whole army. One time in battle she was wounded so drew back and a rumor was spread that she had died. The whole army had started to weaken and the English started to advance. Joan pulled out the arrow that had hit her. Then she went back into the front of the battle line to fight. The whole army regained it's confidence and started to advance. The French army won the battle all because of Joan.

         

         Joan did not want anyone to die. She carried around a banner with an inspirational message. The only reason she carried a sword was if she absolutely needed it. Also, Joan helped to strategize the plan for war. It was said that she was a great strategist and that is probably the most important part of war. She helped the French win wars and regain their citys. She helped in the ending of the hundred years' war as well