What was a journeyman in the Middle Ages?
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What was a journeyman in the Middle Ages?
Medieval Professions:
Unlike with modern jobs, a person living the Middle Ages would most likely work the same job for their entire life. They learned a specific set of skills as a child or teenager, and without the experience of other industries, they rarely changed their work.
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View this answerA journeyman in the Middle Ages was any artisan, like a mason or a jewelcrafter, who traveled from place to place in search of work. Only the largest...
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