medieval geography
what ocean was west of France
Atlantic Ocean
when did knights start their training
knights started their trainign at a young age usually around 7
why did knights let peasants farm their land
because Knight were too busy to do it themselves and they needed food
what were 2 improvements of agriculture technology
Heavy plow, horse collar, horse shoes, heavier plows, windmills, water mills
Long bow, lighter armour, cannon balls
name 2 different countries that are on the medieval europe map
Papal states, France, Britian, Holy Roman Empire, Spain,
what is a manor
a manor is a large estate that a lord lives in
if the lord of the land said something did it have to be obeyed
yes the lords word was law
what is the technology that let horses pull bigger loads called
horse collar
why did the english win the war even though the french had more men
the english won the war because they had lighter armour and longbows and/or they had cannon balls
which river crosses between both the Papal states and The Holy Roman empire
Po River
what was a fief
a fief was an estate that was granted to a vassal fief ranged in size from a few acres to 100's of square miles.
who chose punishments for misbehavers and collected taxes
the lord of the land did
less work
What made castles and knights less valuble
Cannon balls could break castles and archers were more useful and could be trained quicker than knights
name all 4 ocean's/sea's
North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean sea, Black sea
what was the code of conduct called for knights
chivarly
Elanor of Aquatine
what were the new heavier plows called
carruca
why was the long bow better than the cross bow
the long bow was better because its arrows flew faster and farther it could also be fired more quickly
name all four rivers and all five countries
Papal states, France, Britian, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, the Seine river the po river the Rhine river and the Danube river
what was the power order of people
the king was the most powerful, then it was lords/vassals then knights then peasants then serfs
Did serfs have the same rights as the peasents
did the population grow bigger or smaller
bigger
why were peasants more valuable than knights
because peasants could be trained quicker to use a long bow and were more powerful with it