Medieval England part 1 (ordered) Flashcards
What name was given to a large mound of earth created as part of a castle?
Motte
In a castle, what was a motte?
A large mound of earth created as part of a castle
What name was given to a yard that was part of a castle?
Bailey
In a castle, what was a bailey?
A yard that was part of a castle
In a castle, what item surrounded a bailey (please give a two-word description and the word which was used for this)?
Defensive wall / Palisade
In a castle, what name was given to the defensive wall which surrounded a bailey?
Palisade
In a castle, a palisade was a large fence (surrounding the bailey) designed to keep out attackers, and was made of what material?
Wood
In a castle, what name was given to a tower which was the central part of the castle?
Keep
In a castle, what was a keep?
A tower which was the central part of a castle
As well as surrounding the bailey, where else in a Motte and Bailey castle could you find a palisade?
Around the keep which was built on the motte
In a Motte and Bailey castle, of what material was a keep made?
Wood
In a Motte and Bailey castle, where did a keep stand?
On the motte
In a Motte and Bailey castle, what stood on the motte?
A keep
In later castles, of what material was a keep made?
Stone
What was the difference between the positioning of the keep in a Motte and Bailey castle and in later castles?
In a Motte and Bailey castle the keep stood on the motte; in later castles, keeps were not on a motte
Which type of noble was more important: an earl or a baron?
Earl
Which type of noble was less important than an earl? The word for this type of noble is often used to mean any noble.
Baron
What name was given to an important churchman who was in charge of all the churches and priests in a particular area?
Bishop
What reward, which gave them power and wealth, did the Norman barons demand from William for having conquered England?
Land
William used land to help him control England. What name was given to the system which governed the way land was held?
The feudal system
In the feudal system, what name was given to someone who had been given land by somebody at the level above them (in return for serving that person) in terms of their relationship to the person who had given them land?
Tenant