The Feudal System
Who is at the bottom of the feudal triangle?
Serfs and Peasants
What is another name for the Early Middle Ages?
The Dark Ages
What are the two ways to determine guilt or innocence in a Medieval trial?
Trial by ordeal and trial by combat.
Who held the highest level of power in the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What two countries fought in the war?
France and England?
True or False...The manor was self sufficient.
True
What language became the language of the English royals?
Norman French
This practice was common among Nobels and the wealthy in trial by combat?
What is appointing a champion.
What is a tax or payment of 1/10th of a person's income given to the Church in Medieval Europe?
A tithe.
How long was the war?
116 years - 1337-1453
What were manors surrounded by?
Fields?
What book documented who owned what?
The Domesday Book
What is cruentation?
A trial by ordeal where the accused goes through a painful experience to determine guilt.
Latin for "the law of bleeding"
Name one cause of the Crusades.
The desire to reclaim the Holy Land for Christianity.
$$$$ -Nobles wanted land and wealth...merchants wanted to expand trade routes.
It offered a way for restless knights and warriors to channel their energy.
At the end of the war, who lost more territory?
England
What was the time period of feudalism?
9th - 15th century
What changes did William the Conqueror bring to England?
Feudal System, Domesday Book and Norman Influence.
What were the two types of courts in Medieval times?
Manorial Courts and Royal Courts.
Who did the crusades increase conflict between?
Christians and Muslims
What military innovations came out of the war?
longbow warfare and cannons (the use of gun powder).
A political, social and economic systems.
What is feudalism?
What year to France surrender to the Normans?
911
What type of court dealt with religious offences?
Ecclesiastical Courts
What years were the Crusades fought?
1095-1289 CE
What were England and France's national ambitions for the war?
They both wanted to consolidate their territories and grow in power.