This was something you were born into, no capitalism in this society. The nobles had the opposite life to that of the lower strata of society. They wore silk and velvet robes with fine jewelry, while the poor people had a rough set of supposedly unfashionable earth-colored clothes. These men and women were so snobbish that they passed a law that peasants were not allowed to wear good quality clothing, because that would deceive a title they did not have. These dresses were also great in color and design. Hunting was a popular pastime of the nobles. The website states that girls could be married off very young to someone they had never met, because marriage was all about politics. She was taught the domestic tasks expected of a woman of that time as well as more refined skills such as weaving, dancing, and playing an instrument. Young men were taught swordsmanship to aspire to become a knight who could travel. They were expected to be chivalrous, which included the criteria of serving their king and his people, being moral and respectful