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Middle Ages Flashcards

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Feudal system

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How society was organised

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Middle ages

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The time after the defeat of the Roman Empire

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Demesne

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The land that the king owned but let his followers farm it for him

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Vassals

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Were lords that had different titles such as count or earl

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Knight

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Was a loyal man to the king

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Serf

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Were peasants that farmed the kings land and could not leave the land

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Freeman

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Was like the serf but could leave the land and marry if he wanted

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Manor

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A manor was all the land that a lord owned

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Title

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Titles that were given to lords such as count or earl

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Commons

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Is were all the peasants animal grazed

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Open field system

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Was four fields one for animals and the others for farming

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Fallow

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Each year one of the fields was left bare so the soil could rest

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Crop rotation

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Were they left one field fallow to let the soil rest

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Pottage

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Vegetable soup with porridge

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Bailiff

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He looked after the lords land and kept law and order

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Sanctuary

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When a serf ran into a church he could not be arrested until he came
out of the church

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Motte and bailey

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They were the first type of castle built

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Moat

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Was a ditch around the castle filled with water

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Keep

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This was the main building in the castle were the lord and lady lived

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Battlements

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They were on top of the keep were soldiers kept watch day and night

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Curtain wall

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Were the outer walls of the castle

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Turrets

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Were strong towers along the castle

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Drawbridge

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Was a bridge raised at night

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Portcullis

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Is the iron gate that is at the front of the castle

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Rampart

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Were the small holes that go up and down in the walls

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Latrines

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Were the toilets in the castle

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Trenchers

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Were like big plates but they were big slices of bread

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Wimple

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The headdress that women wore was called a wimple.

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Hawking

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This was a hawk that was trained to sit on the persons hand and would hunt songbirds…

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Jousting

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Was were two knights would fight against each other

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Dowry

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The wife’s family would give the other families a gift so that he would marry her

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Page

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This was the first step to become a knight the fathers son would send him to a castle to learn manners

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Squire

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This was the second step in becoming a knight he would now learn to fight on horseback

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Dubbing

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The ceremony that was held before he became a knight was called a dubbing.

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Chivalry

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A code of honour were the knight swore to be brave and protect would woman and children

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Leprosy

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Was when sores broke out all over the body they were not allowed mix with others

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Black death

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Was a terrible plague that raged out throughout Europe

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Charter

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Was a legal document granted by the king that allowed the people of the town to run the town

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Guild

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Was an organisation that every craftsperson had to belong to.

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Apprentice

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At twelve he became an apprentice he went to a master craftsmen
To learn the craft

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Journeyman

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After seven years he became a journeyman he could now travel around
for better wages

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Master craftsman

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He had to produce a master pice to become a master of the craft

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Romanesque

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This was a style were there were round arches with decorations on the roof

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Gothic

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They usually had a spires and arches are pointed

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Flying buttresses

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These were arches on the outside to help support the weight of the
building

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Dormitory

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Was one big room were all the monks slept

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Refectory

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Was were all the monks ate there food

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Cloister

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Was a place were all the monks could walk and pray

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Scriptorium

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Where they copied manuscripts

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Infirmary

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Where the sick were looked after

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Chapter house

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Where the monks met and discussed business of the monastery

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Novice

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He had to learn the rules of the monastery to see if it suited him

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Tonsure

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This was a bald patch in the middle of the head which showed a man was a monk

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Matins

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They were the morning prayers

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Vespers

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They were the evening prayers

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