The Middle Ages

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Feudal system

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Was how society was organised on the Middle Ages

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Middle Ages

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A time around 500-1500ad in Europe just after the Romans

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Demesne

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The Lord took about one quarter of his land to himself this was called demesne.

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Vassals

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They were the kings followers (count or earl).

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Knight

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Were the kings loyal followers who protected The Lord and his land.

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Serf

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We’re a type a peasant who was tied to the lords land and could only get married with the lords permission .

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Freeman

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We’re also peasants but could leave the lords land any time but still had to pay taxes .

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Manor

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Was the lords house usualy protected bu knights.

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Tithe

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Was the tax that people paid to the church.

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Commons

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We’re the animals of the village lived together.

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Open field system

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Was how the peasants farmed the only owned one acre of land on which only they farmed this also included the commons.

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Fallow

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One time every three years the field were left to fallow this was a year were the field rested and got fertilised.

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Crop rotation

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Was the system that the peasants farmed this was fallow,oats and barly and wheat.

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Pottage

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Was a meal for the peasants it was porage and vegetable soup mixes.

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Bailiff

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Was the man who brought law and order and punishment to the village.

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Sanctuary

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When a person was running from the bailiff the could run into the church and they could not be arrested in the church.

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Motte and bailey

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First the king and his villagers built a man made hill called a motte and the built a fort on top were The Lord lived.then at the bottom of the hill was the bailey were the villagers lived.this was a castle.

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Moat

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It was a large ditch sometimes filled with water surrounded the castle to protect it.

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Keep

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It was a a large part of the castle were The Lord and lady lived.

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Battlements

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We’re at the top of the keep were soldiers stood guard of the castle.

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Curtain walls

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Were massive walls surrounding the castle.

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Turrets

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Were huge stone towers built in the curtain walls.

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Drawbridge

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Was a bridge that could be lowered and risen at the gate of the castle.

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Portcullis

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Was a massive iron grill that was the gate of the castle.

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Ramparts

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The ramparts ran along the walls on the inside wide enough for soldiers to walk across.

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Latrines

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Were the toilets of the castle they were usually in the corner of one of the towers in the keep.

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Apprentice

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At twelve the boy who wanted to be a craftsman became a apprentice.

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Journeyman

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After seven years of being a apprentice he became a journeyman and travelled around different countries.

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Master craftsman

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To become a master craftsmen the journeyman had to build a masterpiece and had to pay a large payment to the guild

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Romanesque

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Romanesque was a type of church that was a stone church that was dull and dark with little windows

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Gothic

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A gothic church was also made of stone and had large colourful windows and stone statues and flying buttresses which were slim columns that held the church up

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Flying buttresses

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Were thin columns made of stone that held the church up

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Dormitory

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Was were all the monks slept on the monastery(Middle Ages )

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Refectory

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Was were the monks ate all their meals

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Cloister

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Was were the monks walked and prayed

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Scriptorium

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Were the monks copied the manuscripts

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Infirmary

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Was were the monks kept and helped the sick

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Chapter house

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Was were monks met to discuss business

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Novice

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Was a monk in training first he became a novice as a boy and learned the rules and took the solemn vows

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Toncure

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Was the bald patch on a monks head that showed that he was a monk.

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Matins

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Was the morning prayer at 3am

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Vespers

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Was the evening prayer and most important prayer at 5pm

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Compline

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Was the night prayer at 8pm

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Abbot

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The leader of the monks

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Prior

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The second in command of the monks

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Almoner

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Looked after the poor when visited

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Hosteller

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Looked after travellers

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Friar

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Friers traveled from place to place teaching and helping the sick