ABSTRACT
Boys often inherited a trade from their fathers. If the father was a carpenter, it was likely that one or more of his sons would also become a carpenter. Boys were generally apprenticed to their fathers to learn a trade or craft. The sons of wealthier families were sent to school at about the age of seven, where they learned religion, reading, writing, and mathematics. Girls learned household management from their mothers, and were usually married fairly young-peasant girls as young as 12. Although most marriages were arranged, some girls could choose their own husbands.
