Chapter 7 The Middle Ages Flashcards
Demesne
The land that the king kept for his own use
Medival
The time between nowadays and the Romans
Peasant
A farmer/poor person
Feudal System
How land was owned during this time
Serf
A person working for his landlord
Freeman
A man who could live on the land of his landlord and still travel as he pleased
Knights
Soldiers who rode into battle on horseback
It lasted…..
500 A.D. - 1,500 A.D.
Bailiff
The landowner
Manor
The land owned by the landlord
County
The name of the land that was owned by a landlord
Villeins
The type of field that a serf had to work on
Tithe
It was the payment of crops to the priest
Commons
The big meadow in the county
Vassal
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
Stocks
The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street
Keep
The building were the king and lady lived
Motte
The river surrounding a castle
Bailey
The inside of of a castle
Keep
Where the king and his family lived
Battlements
These where the big things on top of the walls
Curtain walls
They were the walls right beside the portcullis or drawbridge
Turret
It was the corners of the castle
Drawbridge
The bridge that could be pulled up to prevent any unwanted entries.
Portcullis
The main entrance/gate
Bailiff
The landowner
Manor
The land owned by the landlord
County
The name of the land that was owned by a landlord
Villeins
The type of field that a serf had to work on
Tithe
It was the payment of crops to the priest
Commons
The big meadow in the county
Vassal
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
Stocks
The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street
Bailiff
The landowner
Manor
The land owned by the landlord
County
The name of the land that was owned by a landlord
Villeins
The type of field that a serf had to work on
Tithe
It was the payment of crops to the priest
Commons
The big meadow in the county
Vassal
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
Stocks
The wooden things that criminals were placed in on the street
Dowry
Money, food or other valuables that a women’s family gave the women’s husband
Solar
The room in the castle that the women went about most of her business
Hawking
A style of hunting by using trained hawks
Tournament
An event where Knights fought mock fights for entertainment
Wimple
A type of head-dress
Siege tower
A tower used to get more Knights over an enemy castles walls when attacking
Capult
A thing used to fire large heavy objects such as stones and even dead bodies
Battering ram
A large wooden pole used to knock down the main enterance to the castle (portcullis)
Dungeon
The area where prisoners of war were kept (ememies)
Siege
When an attacker surrounded a castle and wait for the defenders to exit or starve
Ballista
This was like a giant crossbow
Moat
The river surrounding a castle
Tapestries
Carpets with pictures
Trenchers
These were wooden slabs that were eaten off of
Minstrels
Entertainers by singing
Jester
Entertainers by acting
Melée
The word for teams in Tournaments
Jousting
A sport where Knights tried to knock each other off of their horses back
Archer
A person who defended or attacked a castle with a bow and arrow
Squire
When a boy was fourteen he was taught how to fight on horseback
Page
A page was a boy who was sent to another castle by a noble to be raised
Chivalry
A code of honour that was said to be aimed at God
Dubbing
When a boy was finished training to be a knight there was a celebration and this was it
Fair field
The field where fairs would take place outside of the town walls
Toll
Tax paid to enter the town
Curfew
A time given to put out all fires due to fire hazard
Leprosy
An extremely contagious plague
Plague
A disease that kills many people
Black death
The worst plague in medievil history
