The Middle Ages

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Feudal system

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Was how society was organised
King
Vassals
Knights
Peasants

Question 1

Middle Ages/medieval period

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The time from about AD 500 - 1500

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Demesne

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The land in which the king kept for himself

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Vassals

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The Kings followers e.g Lord, count, bishop

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Knight

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Lords gave them land in return for loyalty. They also road into battle in horseback

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Serf

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Peasants who belonged to the Lord.

Couldn’t leave the minor or marry without the lords permission

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Freeman

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Peasants who did not belong to the Lord

They could go and marry as they pleased but still had to pay taxes to the Lord and priest

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Manor

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Villages and farms owned by lords in the countryside

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Tithe

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The tax given to the church which was 1/10 of their crops

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Commons

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The fields in which the peasants animals grazed

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Open-field system

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The minor was divided in two. One was the commons the other was big fields. These were divided into long one ha re strips and each peasant family owned one.

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Fallow

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This meant that soil was rested and would be fertile for next year

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Crop rotation

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It was were one year they grew wheat next year left fallow then next they grew barley

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Pottage

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A vegetable soup with porridge oats in it

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Bailiff

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The person the Lord appointed to oversee the village for him, he also kept law and order.

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Sanctuary

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When a person hunted ran into a church or monastery and here they could not be arrested

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Motte and Bailey

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A caste made out of wood with the motte on a raised hill and the Bailey lower down which was where everyone lived

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Moat

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A ditch dug around the castle which was sometimes filled with water

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Keep

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The main part of the stone castle where the Lord and lady lived

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Battlements

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Were at the top of the keep soldiers kept watch all day

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Curtain walls

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The outer walls of the castle

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Turrets

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Strong towers along the walls

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Draw bridge

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Was raised at night or when an enemy approached

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Portcullis

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A large iron gate which could be lowered in front of the castle

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Ramparts

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Ran along the top of the walls and were large enough to walk on

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Latrines

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The castles toilets which were usually found in a corner

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Apprentice

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If a boy wanted to become a craftsman at twelve he went to live in a craftsmans house for seven years with no pay

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Journeyman

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After seven years he became a journeyman and got played he could now leave his master and travel around looking for better wages

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Master craftsman

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Too become a matter craftsman a journeyman had to create a masterpiece her could then own his own workshop and sell goods but her had too pay a large payment to the guild as of this many journeymen never became master craftsmen

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Romanesque

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Older type of design common features were found arches decorations over the door and dark and gloomy on the inside

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Gothic

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Newer design common features were spires pointed arches stain glass windows and flying buttresses

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Flying buttresses

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Arches on the outside too support the weight of the roof

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Dormitory

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A room in a monastery where the monks slept

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Refectory

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Where the monks ate their meals

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Cloister

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Walled gardens where the monks walked and prayed