Middle Ages Flashcards
How old was a boy when he became a page and what were his duties?
Age 7
He had to care for knights’ horses, ran errands for the ladies and polished knights’ armor.
What is the fist stage of becoming a knight?
Page
What did a page learn?
Good manners horseback riding and fighting
What did a knight become at the age of fifteen and what did he now do?
Squire
Trained by one knight and went into battle with him.
Would rescue his knight if he fell off the horse
What was the knighting ceremony called?
Dubbing
What promises did a knight make during the knighting ceremony?
To defend his lord and the church and protect the weak
What was the purpose of a tournament?
To test a the strength skill and endurance of a knight
What was the code of chivalry?
A knight must obey his lord Show bravery Respect women of noble birth Honor the church Help people
What else was a knight supposed to do
Be honest and fight fairly
Give three examples of how the church influenced daily life
Most people did not eat meat on Fridays
Mass in Sundays
Men had religious ceremony to become a vassal or a knight
Give three expels of how the church played a role in politics
Church officials governed Western Europe with knights and knobles.
Church officials were advisors to kings and nobility.
Kept records for lords who could not read or write
Told people what laws to obey
What wastage purpose if the inquisition?
To end heresy by force
What is heresy?
Going against official docerine of the church
How did the church become rich?
Members gave ten percent of its income
Nobles donated money for churchs and gave monestaries land
How did the church react to it’s growing wealth and what did people do?
Religious leaders became careless
People worried
Campaigned to restore church to ideals
What was a noble women responsible for?
Overseeing the household Supervise cooking instruction of young girls Weave cloth Embroidery Raising kids Marriage greatest duty
What is the Black Plague and what were its symptoms?
Yersinia pestis High fever Swelling lymph nodes Blue black bruising caused from bleeding Twitching or jerking Bad smelling pus
How was the plague spread?
From fleas on rats
Lives in rats blood
Infected rats boarded ship from kaffa to Sicily
How many people died in Europe as a result of the plague?
One third of Europe
25 million people
What effect did the plague have on Europe?
Large estates had no workers
Villages abandoned
Workers dies and we’re unable to farm land
Surplus food prices dropped
Industrial crisis prices on non food soared from lack of workers
Printing press developed because lack of workers
How did surviving peasants benefit from the plague?
More power because less of them
Wanted pay
Why did the plague lead people to question their view of the world?
Constant fear if plague
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
Christians wanted control of Jerusalem from the Muslims
Who lost the crusades? Why?
Christians not united
