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
Were the small holes that go up and down in the walls
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Latrines
Were the toilets in the castle
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Trenchers
Were like big plates but they were big slices of bread
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Wimple
The headdress that women wore was called a wimple.
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Hawking
This was a hawk that was trained to sit on the persons hand and would hunt songbirds...
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Jousting
Was were two knights would fight against each other
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Dowry
The wife's family would give the other families a gift so that he would marry her
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Page
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
This was the second step in becoming a knight he would now learn to fight on horseback
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Dubbing
The ceremony that was held before he became a knight was called a dubbing.
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Chivalry
A code of honour were the knight swore to be brave and protect would woman and children
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Leprosy
Was when sores broke out all over the body they were not allowed mix with others
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Black death
Was a terrible plague that raged out throughout Europe
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Charter
Was a legal document granted by the king that allowed the people of the town to run the town
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Guild
Was an organisation that every craftsperson had to belong to.
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Apprentice
At twelve he became an apprentice he went to a master craftsmen To learn the craft
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Journeyman
After seven years he became a journeyman he could now travel around for better wages
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Master craftsman
He had to produce a master pice to become a master of the craft
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Romanesque
This was a style were there were round arches with decorations on the roof
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Gothic
They usually had a spires and arches are pointed
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Flying buttresses
These were arches on the outside to help support the weight of the building
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Dormitory
Was one big room were all the monks slept
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Refectory
Was were all the monks ate there food
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Cloister
Was a place were all the monks could walk and pray
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Scriptorium
Where they copied manuscripts
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Infirmary
Where the sick were looked after
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Chapter house
Where the monks met and discussed business of the monastery
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Novice
He had to learn the rules of the monastery to see if it suited him
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Tonsure
This was a bald patch in the middle of the head which showed a man was a monk
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Matins
They were the morning prayers
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Vespers
They were the evening prayers