Medieval Times Flashcards
1
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Medieval period
A
500-1500AD
2
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feudal system
A
how land was owned and how society was ruled
3
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tithe
A
tax-pesants gave 1/10 of their crops to the priest
4
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demesne
A
lord’s land
5
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open field system
A
3 large open fields for crops growth
6
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crop rotation
A
moved the crops from field to field every year so the soil remains fertile
7
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pastimes
A
noughts and crosses,draughts,wrestiling,singing
8
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food
A
bread,ale,prrodge
9
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bailiff
A
person in charge of law and order
-looked after taxes and rents
10
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motte
A
fort,bailey,
11
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bailey catle
A
cortyard,moat,ditch
12
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stone castles
A
more secure and longer lasting but expensive
curtain wall,moat,battelments,portcullis,bailey,keep
13
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attack tactics
A
throwing rocks
14
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the lord
A
ordered soldiers,collects rent,deciding punishments
15
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the lady
A
taught daughters needle work,ran household
