ch12--medieval culture Flashcards
a way of life based on the ownership and use of land
Feudalism
owner of fief(land)
Lord
owned all the land within a nation
king
personal land of the king
crown land
professional soldiers that would live on a lord’s land and fight for him
Knights
code of conduct for nobles and knights
Chivalry
A boy from a noble family would train as what?
page and later a squire
when did a boy become a after he was a squire; what age?
a knight at 21
identifying images and symbols on a knights armor
Heraldry
distinct display of heraldry
Coat of arms
2 knights fighting to unseat or unhorse each other
Joust
2 teams of knights in mock battles
tournament
the training of young hawks to hunt small game
Falconry
peasants; lived in simple homes and worked on the lord’s demesne
serfs
only church of medieval europe
catholic
forbade violence on certain days of the week
Truce of God
priests denied the sacraments to certain violators of the law
Peace of God
journeys to the Holy Land as part of “earning” salvation; the Muslims would prevent them from reaching Jerusalem
Pilgrimages
called for the beginning of the Crusades to reconquer the Holy Land
Urban II
captured Asia Minor and Jerusalem from Seljuk Turks
First Crusade
Louis VII and Conrad III of Germany led the Christian army; defeated before reaching the Holy Land
Second Crusade
Jerusalem was reconquered by the muslims (led by Saladin)(3rd crusade had 3 kings)
Third Crusade
led by Richard the Lion-Hearted; mostly a failure (during 3rd crusade)(3rd crusade had 3 kings)
Crusade of Kings
instead of fighting the muslims; they “conquered” constantinople
Fourth Crusade
