The Middle Ages Flashcards
What are the three names for the time 500 ad to 1500 ad
Middle, ages dark ages and medieval times
Why are those times called the middle ages
Because they are between the roman times and modern day
Name the four parts of the feudal system
The king, the barons and bishops, the knights and the peasants
Where did the knights live
In manors (villages with land around them)
Whats a fief
The ceremony of the king handing over land to the bishops so they could control it for the king
What is a demesne
Land, knights kept for their own private use
Who were the bishops and barons
Usually they were relatives of the king and were the people who ran the land for the king
Where do we see evidence of the middle ages today
In castles and monasteries that are mostly ruins
What is a tithe
Its a tax paid of 10% of a peasants crops to the church for living on the land
Who were freemen
Pesants who were not owned by Nobels and could move freely to do work
What does a catapult do
It throws rocks and dead animals
Name two types of castles
Stone castles and motte and baily castles
Name three things used to attack a castle
A scaling ladder, a siege tower and a battering ram
Name three things used to defend a castle
A moat, a murder hole and a turret
What did they throw down a murder hole
Boiling oil, boiling water, rocks ect
What was undermining
When they dug under a wall to try and get it to fall down
What was a barbican
It was a gate house before the bridge to a castle
Who were archers
They were men that shot arrows and flaming arrows at a castle
What was a motte
It was a man made hill
When were the first castles built
In the Middle Ages
What age did a lords son go off to become a page
At the age of 7
Fighting wise what did the page learn
How to ride a horse and fight with a wooden sword
What else did a page learn to do
Have good manners, sing and dance
What age did a page become a squire
At the age of 14
Who trained the squire
A fully trained knight
What did the squire learn to use
Real weapons
What did the squires use to train
Targets called quintains
What did the squire also learn to do
Fight on horseback
How did the squire repay the knight
By cleaning his armour and horse
When did a squire become a knight
After 7 hard years of training
What was the ceremony called when the squire was knighted
An accolade
Where did the squire spend the night before the ceremony
Praying in church that he would not fail his king
What did the squire wear in the ceremony
A white tunic (purity), a red robe (willingness to shed blood) and a black jacket (may die in battle)
Why did the squire kneel before the king
So the king could dubb him
What happened after the dubbing
The king presented him with a sword
Why were some squires knighted on the battlefield
If they showed some act of immense bravery
What was a knights best weapon?
A horse
What did the horse ride into battle
Armour that covered its whole body
Name three past times for a knight
A tourney (mock battle), jousting, sword practice on a quintaine
What sort of armour did a knight have
A chain mail vest and metal armour
Name two other things knights had to defend themselves
A helmet and a shield
Name two things knights had to attack with
A sword and a lance
