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When were the medival age

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The Medival ages was from ad500 to 1500

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What is the population in Europe

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The population in Europe Is about 25 and 30 million

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What is the feudal system

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The feudal system is the way land was owned and society was organised in the middle ages

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What is a manor

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A manor is the land and everything on it owned by the lord

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What is a peasant

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A Peasant is a person who worked on the land

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What’s a serf (or sometimes called a villein)

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A serf is a person who belonged to the lord and farmed his land

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What’s a freeman

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A Freeman is a peasant who paid rent and tax to the lord but can travel as he pleases

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What was the payment peasant serfs and freeman had to pay

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It was called a tithe

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How long would a peasant have to run to be a freeman

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1 year and 1 day

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What is the forge

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The forge is where blacksmiths made nails knives axes horseshoes and other iron good

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What is a watermill

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A watermill is the killer ground wheat into flour

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What is a manor house

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Manure house is where the lord lived

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What’s a demesne

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A demesne is the lords private land

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What’s an Alehouse

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An Alehouse is where peasants drank beer

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Who’s a bailiff

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A bailiff is a person who looked after the lord accounts and kept law and order on the lords manor

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What’s an oxen

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An oxen bis a type of cattle used for heavy work

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How did peasants build houses

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Peasants used wattle and daub to make houses

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What r some past time???

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Nought and crosses wrestling Carol singing was popular pastimes

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What would happen to a thief??

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A thief’s hands would be cut off

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What are stocks?

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Stocks are the wooden thing where the would place the person head hands pr feet

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What’s a motte and bailey?

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A mottled and the hill the fort was on and a bailey is a big encloser where the lords soldiers lived

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What’s a keep?

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A keep is the main building in the castle it was h

Where the lord and the lady lives

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What are the battlements??

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The battlements are a walled platform at the top of the keep

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What are curtain walls

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Curtain walls the outer walls or the castle

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What are turrets?

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Turrets are strong towers along the walls

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What is a portcullis?

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A portcullis is an iron grille taht could be lowered in front of the castle gate

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What are ramparts

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Ramparts are platforms along the top of all the walls that were wide enough for soldiers to walk acroos

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What are the latrines??

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Laterins were the toilets of the castle

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What was a siege

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A siege is when enemies would surround the castle so no one could go in or out

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What are battering rams?

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Battering rams were used to pound the fate

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What’s a ballista

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A ballista was a giant crossbow and was used to fire large arrows

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Where did the lord and his family live

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The lord and his family lived ina keep

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Whats a keep

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A keep is a large square tower where the lords family lived

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What’s the solar room

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The solar room is which the lady of the castle used to work such as embroidery

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What’s a minstrel

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A minstrel is a travelling musician who entertained wealthy families

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What did they eat on??

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They ate on wooden plates or big slices of bread called trenchers

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What was a past time for rich people

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Hawking was a popular past time for rich people

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What’s hawking

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Hawking I’d hunting with trained birds of prey

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Whats a tournament’s?

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It’s an event where knights fought much battles against eachother

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What would happen at the tournaments

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Knights would fight in teams (melées) or jousting

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What’s a dowry

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A dowry is money or goods that a womens family gave to her husband when she got married

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What’s a wimpl

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A simple is a head dress women wore

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What r the 3 types of soldiers??

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Foot soilders:carried swords daggers and shields
Archers:used bows and arrows
Knights:most important in the army

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What is dubbing?

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Dubbing is the ceremony with made a man a knight

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What’s the code of Chivalry?

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Be brave love god and protect women and children

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What’s a toll

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It’s a tax that traders had to pay at the towns gates

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What’s a high street

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Is a main street of a town was paved with storss or wooden planks

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What’s a curfew?

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It’s a time when all the forest had to be out in a medical town

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What’s a chamber pot??

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Is a container shaped like a giant cup that was used as a toilet

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What’s fair green

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Fairy green would take place outside the town walls and merchant would come all over the world to seek stuff

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What’s a craftsperson

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Someone who has learned a skilled manual craft or trade

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What’s a guild

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A guild is an organisation taht controlled it’s own craft or trade

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