Midddle Ages Flashcards
Feudalism
System of land ownership where rulers king lords divided land between their followers in return for loyalty and taxes
Peasants
People who worked on a lords land
Oath of chivalry
Sworn by a knight to be loyal to his lord,protect the poor and weak and be brave in battle
Open field system
System of farming where peasants were given strips of land 1/10 to farm in large fields
Fallow
Leaving the land uncultivated for one year so that the soil could recover it’s nutrients
Commons
Used for grazing animals that belonged to the peasants
Tithe
The payment of one tenth of a peasant’s annual income to the church
Charter
A contract whereby a town was granted freedom to run its own affairs but paid taxes to the king
Guild
An organisation of skilled people who worked in the same trade
3 illnesses in the Middle Ages
Smallpox , typhoid ,dysentery
How could people be treated if sick
Cupping - placing heated metal cups on the skin
Leeching-using leeches to draw blood
Romanesque features
Rounded doorways
Large pillars
Gothic features
Pointed doorways
Narrow pillars
What was Christendom
The kingdom of Christ
It was a huge influence on peoples lives
Where did the Norman’s originate
Normandy France
How were marriages arranged between nobles
Between two families often to seal alliance
How could a lord display his wealth
Showing off his land
Three differences between a foot solider and a knight
Knights had more protective armour
There were more foot soldiers
Foot soldiers were peasants
Types of work done by male and female serfs
A male serf worked farming
A female serf looked after the home
Why did disease spread so easily in towns
Because everyone was cramped and lives close together
Why were monasteries so important
There were the first places to offer education they provided help to the poor and sick
