KRKJ key words

Question 1

Feudal Hierarchy

Answer 1

People in Medieval England had a rank.
King → Tenant-in-Chief → Knight → Peasant.
You had to show loyalty to those above you. Do homage.
Knights → Knight Service
Peasants → Labour Service

Question 2

Vassal

Answer 2

You were someone’s vassal if you had to be loyal to them.
You showed loyalty through an oath and doing a service.
If you did your service (job) correctly then you were paying homage to the person you needed to be loyal to.

Question 3

Homage

Answer 3

You did homage by showing respect and gratitude and doing a job.
You would take an oath of loyalty.
Knights → Protect King’s Castle and serve in the army.
Peasants → Work the land for Knights.

Question 4

Forfeiture

Answer 4

If you were disloyal and did not do homage you would forfeit your land.

Question 5

Itinerancy

Answer 5

Itinerancy means moving around a lot.
The King was itinerant because everyone in the country needed to know who he was.
The King moved around a lot to limit the chance of rebellion against him.

Question 6

Primogeniture

Answer 6

The first born son takes over as the next King when the old King dies.
This rule wasn’t really followed in Medieval times.
The best son tended to take over.

Question 7

Usury

Answer 7

the action of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

Question 8

Charter

Answer 8

A set of rules.
Every town has its own Charter.
The Charter had to be followed inside the walls of the town.

Question 9

Crusade

Answer 9

A journey aimed at defending Christianity.
King Richard I went on a Crusade to capture Jerusalem from the Muslim armies of Saladin.
King Richard I failed.

Question 10

Interdict

Answer 10

When you are officially forbidden from doing something.
The Pope placed an interdict on England participating in Church activities like burial and feast days.
1208 = year of the Interdict. to 1214

Question 11

Excommunication

Answer 11

When the Pope kicks you out of the Church and you get called an enemy of God.
Pope excommunicated King John in 1209
They made up in 1213.

Question 12

Arbitrary power

Answer 12

When you make decisions because of how you feel about things and don’t follow the law.
King John used this form of power a lot.
King John accepted bribes and made laws up based on who his enemies at the time were.