Witchcraft and Witch Hunts
by dyani maynor
Summary
Witchcraft is the practice or belief in magical skills, in medieval Europe people were hunted for witch craft because Christianity was very popular and anything devil related was feared. Mostly females were hunted. People got accused for small dumb things like owning a cat because medieval people were superstitious. Many of the people hunted were killed by being hung, burned at the stake, or drowned. The witch hunts and trials took place from 1560-1630.
A woman accused of being a witch being burned alive or 'burned at the stake'
A black cat and women with cats got accused also black cats are still associated with witches to this day
A cross because of Christianity being so popular at the time that made people hate and fear anything demonic way more than they would
Three very important details involving the witch hunts would be, Christianity was very popular at the time so demonic things were feared. People at the time were very superstitious and would believe almost anything you said. Fear tactics were being used so people believed in church so that made it even worse for people accused of witchcraft