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Unit 1 Section 2 Flashcards

1
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Castle

A

Stone building built for protection

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2
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Keep

A

Tall tower with thick walls for protection (6 months of survival)

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3
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Ladies

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Nobles woman who married at the age of 12

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4
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Palisades

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A fence of wooden stakes that was later stone

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5
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Portcullis

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An iron gate that served as an entrance to the castle

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6
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Moat

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Water surrounding a castle to keep people out

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7
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Siege

A

Army around a place or city to wait them out to up to 6 months

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8
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What activities took place inside the nobles house?

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Chess and held court

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9
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How did the design of the castle protect people?

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Thick walls

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10
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What were some duties of a feudal noble woman? By what age were woman often married

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12 years old to get married, supervise the castle, raises a family, and runs the states.

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11
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How is the game in chess reflected on the nobles

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Strategy’s

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12
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How did castles become more defensive in the 13th century

A

The keep

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13
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What changes were made to the keep in the 13th century

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Castles were built off of cliffs

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14
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Plebeians

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Lower class in Rome

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15
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Patricians

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Highest class in Rome

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16
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Pax Romana

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Roman peace lasted 200 years

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17
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Two things the Romans were good at

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Engineering and war

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18
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Danelaw

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Eastern England, Viking territory

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19
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raids

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A group of Vikings that would fight

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20
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Monastery

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A place they were attacked
first target

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21
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Scandinavia

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Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

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22
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Longships/Dragonships advantages

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They went fast and went frontward and backwards

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23
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Valhalla

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Viking heaven

24
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Feudalism

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Government by landowning nobles

25
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Clergy

A

Religious leader

26
Q

Fiefs

A

A piece of land gifted

27
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Vassal

A

Noble served with higher rank

28
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Knight

A

Warrior on horseback

29
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Castle

A

By building for protection

30
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Keep

A

Last line of defense

31
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Ladies

A

Lords wife

32
Q

Arranged

A

Forced, picked for you

33
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Code of chivalry

A

Knights rules had to follow

34
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Page

A

7 year old knight in training

35
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Squire

A

15 year old higher then the page, training under the knight

36
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Dubbing

A

The act of a squire Turing into a knight

37
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Tournament

A

Games to prove yourself and have honor

38
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Jousting

A

Game on horseback

39
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Lance

A

Tool used in jousting

40
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Quintain

A

Jousting dummy

41
Q

Manor

A

Peasants housing

42
Q

Seneschal

A

The noble choose to to look after
His fief

43
Q

Bailiff

A

Making sure the peasants did their job

44
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Freeman

A

Peasants that pay the Lord the right to farm

45
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Serf

A

Peasants pay in crops

46
Q

Charles Martel

A

Founder of feudalism

47
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Because people feared the Vikings they gave up all rights to feel

A

Safe and protected

48
Q

What social class was rewarded with land starting feudalism

A

Knight

49
Q

3 defenses of a castle

A

Murder holes, port cullis, and moat

50
Q

3 responsibilities of a vassal

A

Give up their life if Lord needed, train with the Lord, give gifts for children

51
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Three different is between a page and a squire

A

Weapons, respect, squire went into battle.

52
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How does one become a night?

A

Proving themselves in battle/earning through dubbing

53
Q

Explain the purpose of tournaments

A

Get a name for yourself, keep skills sharp.

54
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What are some differences between a serf and a Freeman?

A

Freeman have own piece of land, surf on Lord’s land

55
Q

What happened after Charlemaine’s death?

A

No government/Europe splits

56
Q

Three similarities between the samurai and knights

A

Codes of arms, training and childhood, gunpowder ruined

57
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Difference between samurai and knights

A

Armor, weapons, woman rights

Western European (3 decks)

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