Middle Ages Flashcards
What was the class structure of the Middle Ages?
King/queen
Lords/barons
Knights
Serfs/peasants
Battle of Hastings
The last time England was conquered (battle/war)
William the conqueror
He brought the feudal system to England
Feudal system
A system used during the Middle Ages, king and queen at the top ,and serfs at the bottom.
Allegiance
Loyalty to a country or person.
Fielty
Loyalty to a feudal lord.
Faith
Belief in God, one of the three f’s of the feudal system.
Fief
Land in the feudal system
Manor
Exchanges land and titles for loyalty and service.
Freeholder
One who owns the land that he or she is working on.
Serf
Works on land (there lords land) but doesn’t own it.
Self sufficient
Not relying on others
Obligations
Duties brought by the feudal oath
Privileges
Special right granted to nobles in this system.
Catholic
A type of the Christian belief, most Europeans belonged to this kind of church at the time.
Excommunication
To be banned from church services.
Tithe
A tax charged by the church.
Trial by ordeal
Giving poison to the accused in belief that God will protect the innocent.
Trial by battle
Nobles could settle court cases by this method.
Manor courts
Where cases involving minor crimes were held.
Royal courts
Where major criminal trials were held.
Church courts
Most lenient of courts.
Crusade
Attempt to retake holy land.
Make laws, give titles.
Two powers of the king.
Barons
Kings tenant and chief. Highest degree of tenure.
Magna Carta
Kept the Kings power in check.
A list of rules written to keep
Peace between the king and barons.
Habeas corpus
Prosecution must produce there has been a crime (produce a body).
Parliament
Body of people who represent the nation and improve taxes.
King can’t tax his own
One of the changes brought by Magna Carta.
What was the importance of going to church
It was a great importance, to most people life wasn’t so good so they all wanted to go to heaven and have eternal happiness.
Advantages of the three season crop rotation?
More crops were being produced at one time.
