CHAPTER 5 LIFE AND DEATH IN MEDIEVAL TIMES Flashcards
Who was the king of England that died without an heir
Edward the Confessor
What battle took place between william and harold
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS
Who won the battle of Hastings
1.Harold
2.William
2.William
Name four countries in Europe the Norman’s took over in the 1200
Answered correctly if it included four of these:
Ireland
France
England
Tunisia
Lybia
And the Middle east
What was the feudalism
Feudalism was the system of land owner ship
What categories had the feudalism system
Top:the king
Third up: lord’s (vassals to the king)
Second up: knights (was sakes to the lords
Bottom: peasants(also known as serfs)
Period was dominated by the:
NORMANS
Name four things you would have in a castle
Bailey
Motte
Keep
Ditch or moat
Gate house
Medieval soldiers
Name the three types of soldiers
Foot soldiers
Archers
Knights
What were the three things a knight had to do before becoming a knight
Stage 1 PAGE
stage 2 SQUIRE
stage 3 KNIGHT
Name four things you would find in the Norman Countryside
Manor House
Mill
Peasants houses
Peasants working in fields
Blacksmiths forge
Woodland
Church
What was the OPEN FIELD SYSTEM
Each field was divided into long strips of land and tended by different families each family strips in each of the three fields
Describe the definitions below:
1.FALLOW
2.FEUDALISM
3.PEASANTS
- Leave land uncultivated for one year so the soil could recover its nutrients
- The system of land ownership where rulers divided land among there followers in return for loyalty and taxes
3.the people who worked on the lords land ( the lowest in the community )
NAME THE TWO TYPES OF PEASANTS
SERFS AND FREEMEN
What was the difference between freemen and serfs
Freemen had to pay rent to the lord and pay a tithe (a tenth of their income to the local priest) but did not have to work the land for free.
Serfs, on the other hand, essentially belonged to their lord. They worked six days a week farming the lord’s lands. In return, they received a small plot of land to farm and build a house on. They could not leave the manor or marry without the lord’s permission. They paid taxes to the lord and a tithe to the priest. If a serf escaped and stayed free for a year and a day, he became a freeman.