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The Middle Ages Flashcards

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Feudal system

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This is howland was owned and society was organised in the middle ages

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Middle ages

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AD 500 to AD 1500 is the middle ages

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Demesne

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When the king gave land to his followers ,to help him

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Vassals

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The kings followers

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Knight

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The lord gave land to the knight and they faght for him on horse back in battle

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Serf

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A peasent that had to pay taxe and rent

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Freemen

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Had to pay tax and rent but could go anywhere he wanted

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Manor

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The land and everything on it owned by the lord

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Tithe

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When they paid the priest for baptising them

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Commons

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Where the peasants animals grazed together

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Open-field system

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The peasents used this system to divide there crops with eachother

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Fallow

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When one field is left open so the next year it would be ok

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Crop rotation

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When they rotate crops

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Cottage

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Where the peasants lived

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Bailiff

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The king attended to over look the village

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Sanctuary

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When someone ran away from the bailiff (police) and ran into a church the police could not get him

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Motte and bailey

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Moat

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A damn around with water in it.

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Keep

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The big area in the middle of the castle

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Battlements

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The way the medievals fought in battle

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Curtain walls

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The outer walls of a castle

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Turrets

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Strong towers along the wall

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Drawbridge

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A bridge raised at night so enemies cant get in

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Portcullis

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An iron gate blocking the entrance to the castle

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Ramparts

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A ridge along the castle wide enough so soldeirs can walk on it

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Latrines

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Were the toilets of the castle at the corner

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Trenchers

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A big slice of bread

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Wimple

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A head dress

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Hawking

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A hunting with trained hawks

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Jousting

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A game they played with a blunt wooden pole

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Dowry

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Food or money a women’s family gave to the husbands family

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Page

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The first stage of becoming a knight

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Squire

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A the second stage of becoming a knight

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Dubbing

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A the serimony to become a knight

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Chivalry

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A a special code

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Toll

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U had to pay this to sell goods

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Curfew

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The time they had to turn off the fire

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Leprosy

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A disease

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Black death

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A bad disease ,that people often die from

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Charter

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A document the king had to agree to

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Guild

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The owner of craftsmen

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Apprentice

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The first stage of becoming a craftsmen at the age of 7 without getting paid

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Journeyman

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After 7years the man became a journeyman and was paid for his work

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Master craftsman

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This was the last stage of becoming a craftsman and u could have your own work shop

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Romanesque

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A stile of the first stone church

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Gothic

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A new style of churches

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Flying buttnesses

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Arches to support the roof

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Dormitory

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Were the monks slept

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Refectory

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Were the monks ate there meals

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Cloister

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Were the monks walked and prayed

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Scriptorium

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Were the monks copied manuscripts

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Infirmary

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Were the sick were nursed

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Chapter house

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Were the monks meet to discuss buissnes

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Novice

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When a boy joined a monastery he was called this

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Tonsure

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A hair cut the boy had to get

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Matins

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A song monks sang when they got out of bed

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Vespers

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Evening prayers

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Compline

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Night prayer

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Abbot

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He was the head of the monastery

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Prior

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When the abbot was away on buissnes his place was taken by him

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Almoner

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He looks out for the poor people

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Hosteller

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Looked after the travellers

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Friars

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Were the people that help other people around the place

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