History vocab Flashcards
chivalary
the medieval knights code of ideal behavior including loyalty and respect for women
feudalism
the economic and political system of medieval europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for lords protection
fief
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
serf
a peasant who could not leave the lords land on which he or she was born and worked
loyalty
the arrangement which created a vassal was know as homage as they often knelt before their particular feudal lord and swore an oath of loyalty
privileges
a right or exemption granted to a certain group of individuals in a society
reign
the period of time during which a king or other monarch rules
manor
a large private house in the country, usually built in the middle ages and also includes the land and smaller buildings around it
medieval
a period that lasted from the 5th to the 15th century
page
age 7-13 or 14 first stage of knight hood training learns how to ride a horse, receives religious instruction and learns how to sing and dance
joust
jousts were held as a sporting events, for exercise, or as serious battles between rival knights
squire
age 14 knight hood second stage of knight hood training serves a knight learns how to fight
Why did the feudal system start?
people of Europe fear constant attacks from viking invaders
Why was Charlemagne important?
King of the franks
What did Charlemagne believe in?
Christianity
What is feudalism based on?
land owner ship
King
complete control of the feudal system, he owned all the land in the country
vassals
serve, everyone was a vassal to someone else
lords/ladies
lords were in charge of running the manor and giving out land
nobility
lord, count, duke, baron
knights
given land by lord in return for military service, had to protect the lord and his family
peasants
peasants worked the land in return for protection
What happend to charlemage on christmas day in 800?
he was crowned king
What battle strategy were the Saxons known for?
sheild wall
Scandinavia
Where= Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Long jagged coastline with step sided valleys which are in lets to the sea=fjords
Why did vikings go raiding?
there population had grown to big to support itself
Where are the vikings from?
scandinavia
Harold Godwinson
assembly selected edwards brother in law harold as king
by becoming king he broke his promise to William
