Medieval Europe

Question 1

What is feudalism

Answer 1

Was the dominate political system in Europe between the 9th and 15th century, was a system of structuring society based on mutual dependency and obligations

Question 2

How does the feudalism work

Answer 2

Pope was the peak of the system
Then the king who gave land called fiefs to important nobles
In return they would provide millarty service towards the king when required
Nobles would give land to knights who will give them their service
They would allow peasants to use the land to grow needs and protection
In return will provide the with labour and food

Question 3

What was the role of the peasant as a women

Answer 3

Half life pregnant with facing great dangers
no financial independence
Do work with their husband in the field working long hours
Also had to produce food for the lord of their land

Question 4

What was the role of a peasant as a male

Answer 4

Worked in fields all seasons
Weeding, harvesting threshing
Were considered adults at 15

Question 5

Who are knights

Answer 5

Knights are people who go to fight for their noble or king in war

Question 6

Step 1 page

Answer 6

At the age of 7th leave family to go to a nearby castle
Learned to be polite, to serve god, hunt and understand role of the knight
Learnt chivalry and loyalty to his Leif’s lord

Question 7

Step 2 squire

Answer 7

If pate showed promise became a squire at 14
Learnt how to look after the armour , weaponary and horses
Did still train in millartry skills, social grace and curtail pursuit
We’re allowed to carry a sword and shield
Which shows the rank

Question 8

Step 3 knight

Answer 8

By 21 now eligible for knight hood

Was expected to live his life according tot he rules of chivalry

Question 9

What so th code of chivalry

Answer 9

Is a contract or law to be loyal to the church, dedicated to those who need help
Brave in battle
Willing to fight to protect women

Question 10

What were the crusade

Answer 10

We’re religion wars between Christians and muslims.

Question 11

When were the crusades

Answer 11

Between 1096 and 1207

Question 12

Why did the crusades happen

Answer 12

To gain control of the key religious sites (the holy land)

Question 13

Why did people participate in the crusades

Answer 13

Cause the church was worried about Islam or Turks take over constianople
And they wanted to preserve Christianity of people from all life

Question 14

What were the effect onf the crusades

Answer 14

Feudal system weakened
Medicine
Bought homes, wealth and ideas
New towns

Question 15

What are castles

Answer 15

Were places that the lord and the peasants stayed

Question 16

First castles

Answer 16

Not places we imagines
Built for defence and made with wood
Used as bases at time of war

Question 17

Types of first castles

Answer 17

Matte and bailey
Wood
Big hill with village at bottom the lords home at the top
Mot around the castle
Advantage: can be saved on the motte from thieves
Disadvantage:thieves can take over the badly and leave nothing

Question 18

Later castles

Answer 18

Began to revolve by stronger material
Stone preference
Thick walls and towers

Question 19

Types of castles later castles

Answer 19

Concentric castle
Inner walls higher than outer
Numerous towers
Mad mouts
Draw bridge
Battlements (to shoot arrows out of and not get hurt back)
Wall walks (fight platforms)
Advantage:can’t get shot back
Disadvantage took a long time to build

Question 20

Weapons

Answer 20

Mining or digging under the castle

Fire

Question 21

Role of the Catholic Church

Answer 21

Dominated everyone’s life
All believed in God, Heaven and Hell
All beloved on punishment in the after life
Taught “only way to get in heaven was if the Roman Church let them”mid you followed the Church

Question 22

Role of the priests

Answer 22

We’re men very important
Most educated in village
Hear confessions
Bury dead 
Heal sick”

Question 23

Purgatory

Answer 23

Not good enoughfor heaven go to purgatory
Stay there for as omg as soul needs purification
Fam could pray for soul
Fam could pay for time shortened

Question 24

Tithe

Answer 24

Tax 10% of peasants earnings
Payed in goods or money
Can’t pay go to hell

Question 25

What are Customary laws

Answer 25

Legal systems were different in parts on Europe
Local judges had freedom in justice
No single code of law within many different kingdoms

Question 26

Types of courts

Answer 26

Criminal
Civil
Common plea
Parliment

Question 27

Why did they do public punishment

Answer 27

Because it will prevent people committing similar crimes

Question 28

Punishments

Answer 28

Jails but overcrowded made them execut
Gallows for hanging people
Brining at the stake
Burnt alive
Be headed
Whipped 
The pillory

Question 29

He pillory

Answer 29

Person would have to stand in a device in town and be ridiculed by passers

Question 30

Boiled alive

Answer 30

Boiled ina big pot of hot water

Question 31

Hanging

Answer 31

Hung from a rope until they stop breathing as was dead

This was done in public to

Question 32

Beheading

Answer 32

Results in your head being chopped off

Mostly done to the noble

Question 33

Whipping

Answer 33

Chained to a post and whipped

Question 34

Burning

Answer 34

Only done to women

Burned alive at the stake

Question 35

Brand

Answer 35

Iron framework which covered your head li,e a cage

Metal strip that whet in your mouth and was covered in spikes

Question 36

Ducking stool

Answer 36

If floated you were guilty and burnt at the stake

If they sank were innocent but died anyway by drowning

Question 37

Dunkard cloak

Answer 37

Forced to wear a barrel and walk though town to be jeered at