Feudalsim Onwards

Question 1

Free Peasants

Answer 1

 In theory, ability to move manor

 Wanted free peasant status

Question 2

Unfree Peasants

Answer 2

 Serfs, villens
 Lower people, bottom of pyramid
 NOT SLAVES
 Christian worldeverybody has a soul,  slaves aren’t human
 Had rights
 Many claimed to be free
 Each manor had a customary way
 If lord broke it they could push it
 If they claimed, the 12 oldest peasants of a manor would have to tell the truth to questions
 Then they would ask many questions like modern day court

Question 3

Merchet

Answer 3

 Unfree peasants

 “Can you remember this family paying merchet?” any payment means you’re unfree

Question 4

Heriot

Answer 4

can you remember paying heriot?”
 When an unfree peasant dies, son wants his belongings (inheritance)
 He would have to pay heriot to the Lord

Question 5

Corse grains

Answer 5

 Rye
 Wheat
 Barely

Question 6

Manumission

Answer 6

 Help free the unfree

Question 7

Feudalism

Answer 7

 Socio- political construct
 Reaction to society
 Hierarchy

Question 8

Homage

Answer 8

 Ceremony of a man to be you would be leader
 Strong ability
 Would be followers would support
 Submission “prayer hand”

Question 9

Oath of fealty

Answer 9

 Fealty= loyalty

Question 10

Vassal

Answer 10

 Knelt before a superior and swore a double oath

Question 11

Woodbe leader

Answer 11

	Preferred a certain kind of follower 
	Knights (fight from horse back)
	1st = horses are expensive to buy and feed
	Several horses for a knight
	2nd = need armor which is expensive
	3rd = cost of training, fighting on horse isn’t easy
	Have to be trained in teen years
	Also need to be fully committed

Question 12

Benefice

Answer 12

 Estate given for the benefit of followers

Question 13

Tenure

Answer 13

 Transfer isn’t of ownership but use
 As long as he is loyal to A  lord usually
 If broken loyalty same with the tenure
 Generations are linked once first is loyal

Question 14

Subinfeudation

Answer 14

A B1
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A2 B2

	A1 allows B1 to hold an estate 
	Holds 15 manors 
	Gets himself a follower 
	B1  C1 are loyal now 
	While B1 is still loyal to A1

Question 15

Lords job

Answer 15

	Protect B 
	Physical protection 
	Running a court 
	A has to hold a formal court 
	To fix any complaints 
	And also establish a jury is fines are required

Question 16

Tenure

Answer 16

 Binds two together

 Different kinds

Question 17

1st- knight service

Answer 17

 Lord have a knight to his service
 Do whatever the lord wants
 Consisted having the vassal turned out for 40 days
 Fight for the lord
 Had to prepare to fight for 40 days usual contract

Question 18

2nd – Socage

Answer 18

 Sweep up category
 Give land but not technically yours (holding)
 Don’t own it
 Lawyers organize systems

Question 19

Scutage

Answer 19

 Pay money to lord when told to fight and either to old/don’t want too
 use money to buy a younger solider

Question 20

Relief

Answer 20

 taking over family inheritance

Question 21

Wardship

Answer 21

 father dies and leaves a young child
 lord makes the child his ward
 lord protects the child
 once 17-19 the then child goes to the lord and says he reached adult
 goes and says I want my wardship taken away
 lord says ok just have to pay relief

Question 22

The Church

Answer 22

	single demission 
	mostly catholic 
	pagan dying out 
	becomes state religion 
	Pushing majority 
	Pagan areas  into Christianity 
	Scattered pockets of jews 
	Small amount of Muslim 
	A lot of Roman Catholic 
	Very powerful 
	Biggest group you’ll ever be a part is a church group 
	Routed in religion 
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	Sunday mass 
	Only thing they’ll see is religious nature
	Paint/stain glass  religious themed

Question 23

Church and Arts

Answer 23

 Theater began late medieval by little religious groups
 Act out saints in little parades
 If read/write  priest or monks
 Medieval university  connected to todays
 University controlled by church

Question 24

The Church consisted of…

Answer 24

 Parish and priest
 Priests were usually unworthy of their role
 Not all were literate
 No training to for priesthood
 Learnt on the job
 Usually had apprentices
 Marriage, funeral and baptisms payment to the priest is required
 Church names were based off of saint whether they were local saints or random

Question 25

Tithe

Answer 25

	= a tenth 
	Every tenth of a Christians income of the parish they tend goes to their parish 
	They imposed this on their subjects 
	Best network in medieval period 
	Input was only religion

Question 26

Network

Answer 26

	Parishes were grouped together 
	Each area was given a bishop
	Parish priest reports to the bishop 
	Bishops report to an Arch Bishop 
	Arch Bishop report to the Roman Bishop= Pope
	Bishops are also unworthy 
	Usually brother/relative of Arch Bishop 
	Most couldn’t read/speak Latin

Question 27

Bishopric

Answer 27

 Hundreds of parishes

 Also known as a SEE or Diocese

Question 28

Truce of God

Answer 28

	Late 10th century 
	By church 
	South of France
	Try and limit fighting 
	Certain days were declared “HOLY”= no fighting 
	Sundays and Lent = lords day
	Slowly broaden certain categories 
	Taking a religious lead

Question 29

Peace of God

Answer 29

 Identify people you can’t attack
 Children, women, monks, priest= cannot defend themselves
 Church is taking lead