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Chapter 7 The Middle Ages Flashcards

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Demesne

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The land that the king kept for his own use

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Medival

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The time between nowadays and the Romans

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Peasant

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A farmer/poor person

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Feudal System

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How land was owned during this time

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Serf

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A person working for his landlord

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Freeman

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A man who could live on the land of his landlord and still travel as he pleased

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Knights

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Soldiers who rode into battle on horseback

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It lasted…..

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500 A.D. - 1,500 A.D.

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Bailiff

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The landowner

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Manor

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The land owned by the landlord

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County

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The name of the land that was owned by a landlord

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Villeins

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The type of field that a serf had to work on

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Tithe

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It was the payment of crops to the priest

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Commons

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The big meadow in the county

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Vassal

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A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

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Stocks

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The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street

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Keep

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The building were the king and lady lived

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Motte

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The river surrounding a castle

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Bailey

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The inside of of a castle

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Keep

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Where the king and his family lived

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Battlements

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These where the big things on top of the walls

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Curtain walls

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They were the walls right beside the portcullis or drawbridge

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Turret

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It was the corners of the castle

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Drawbridge

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The bridge that could be pulled up to prevent any unwanted entries.

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Portcullis

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The main entrance/gate

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Bailiff

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The landowner

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Manor

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The land owned by the landlord

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County

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The name of the land that was owned by a landlord

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Villeins

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The type of field that a serf had to work on

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Tithe

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It was the payment of crops to the priest

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Commons

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The big meadow in the county

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Vassal

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A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

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Stocks

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The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street

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Bailiff

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The landowner

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Manor

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The land owned by the landlord

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County

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The name of the land that was owned by a landlord

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Villeins

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The type of field that a serf had to work on

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Tithe

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It was the payment of crops to the priest

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Commons

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The big meadow in the county

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Vassal

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A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

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Stocks

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The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street

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Dowry

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Money, food or other valuables that a women’s family gave the women’s husband

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Solar

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The room in the castle that the women went about most of her business

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Hawking

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A style of hunting by using trained hawks

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Tournament

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An event where Knights fought mock fights for entertainment

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Wimple

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A type of head-dress

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Siege tower

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A tower used to get more Knights over an enemy castles walls when attacking

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Capult

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A thing used to fire large heavy objects such as stones and even dead bodies

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Battering ram

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A large wooden pole used to knock down the main enterance to the castle (portcullis)

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Dungeon

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The area where prisoners of war were kept (ememies)

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Siege

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When an attacker surrounded a castle and wait for the defenders to exit or starve

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Ballista

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This was like a giant crossbow

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Moat

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The river surrounding a castle

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Tapestries

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Carpets with pictures

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Trenchers

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These were wooden slabs that were eaten off of

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Minstrels

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Entertainers by singing

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Jester

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Entertainers by acting

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Melée

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The word for teams in Tournaments

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Jousting

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A sport where Knights tried to knock each other off of their horses back

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Archer

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A person who defended or attacked a castle with a bow and arrow

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Squire

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When a boy was fourteen he was taught how to fight on horseback

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Page

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A page was a boy who was sent to another castle by a noble to be raised

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Chivalry

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A code of honour that was said to be aimed at God

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Dubbing

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When a boy was finished training to be a knight there was a celebration and this was it

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Fair field

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The field where fairs would take place outside of the town walls

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Toll

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Tax paid to enter the town

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Curfew

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A time given to put out all fires due to fire hazard

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Leprosy

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An extremely contagious plague

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Plague

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A disease that kills many people

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Black death

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The worst plague in medievil history

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