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