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What is a ‘tithe’ in the medieval period?
In the Middle Ages, the Catholic church in Europe collected a tax of its own, separate from the kings’ taxes, which was called a tithe. Tithe means “one-tenth” because people were supposed to give the Church one-tenth of all the income they earned.
What role did the ‘tithe’ play?
The tithe was a tenth of the crop given to the church. The object of the tithe was to provide for the parish priest, to pay for the upkeep of the church building, to provide food, and money for the poor.
what is the concept of heraldry?
Heraldry refers to the colours and patterns that represented different noble families.
What happens if you didn’t pay ‘tithe’?
What will happen if I don’t pay tithe?
If you don’t pay tithe, the Bible says you are robbing God and you are under a curse. You can only reverse this curse if you start paying tithe. The tithe is the only key to prosperity and God’s blessing.
the concept of chivalry.
the system, spirit, ways, or customs of knighthood
How to become a knight?
Step one to becoming a knight was being a mage, ages would range from 7-13 years old. The next step in a long road to knighthood was to become a squire, their role was to look after a real knight. By the age of 21, a few squires would be chosen to take part in a knighthood ceremony to become a knight.
What do knights do?
A knight’s job was to protect, defend and serve the land.
Beliefs of how the Black Death started?
- punishment from God,
- foreigners or those who followed a different religion had poisoned the wells
- some thought that bad air was responsible,
How did the Plague spread?
The disease was likely transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas.
what treatments did they use for the Plague in 1348?
Rubbing onions, herbs, or a chopped-up snake (if available) on the boils or cutting up a pigeon and rubbing it over an infected body.
Drinking vinegar, eating crushed minerals, arsenic, mercury or even ten-year-old treacle!
Why did the Plague spread so quickly through Europe?
people related to peasants’ revolt?
Wat Tyler, Priest John Ball, King Richard the second, John of Gaunt (Richard’s uncle), John Legge (created poll tax)
3 ways William the Conquer changed England?
castles grew up all across the country, wooden at first, and were rebuilt in stone later. Cathedrals and churches were also rebuilt in stone. The laws of Saxon England were replaced by Norman laws.
3 reasons why the medieval church was so powerful?
Wealth, education and community.
Why was ‘wealth’ so important to the church?
The Catholic Church in Medieval times was extremely wealthy. Monetary donations were given by many levels of society, most commonly in the form of a tithe, a tax which normally saw people give roughly 10% of their earnings to the Church.
