Knights
Heirarchy
Timeline
Noble Life
Ceremonies & Symbols
100
What is another word for a knight's horse? (2 options)
Steed
Charger
100
What are the two types of lords?
Suzerain
Vassal
100
When does Middle Ages start?
500 CE
100
What do we call a disloyal vassal?
Felon
100
What is an oath?
A sacred promise
200
What's a coat of mail called?
Hauberk
200
What does fidelity mean?
Loyalty / Faithfulness
200
When does the Middle Ages end?
1500 CE
200
What is the word for the secret romantic relationship between a knight and a lady?
Courtly love
200
On a seal, would would a sword and a castle symbolize?
Authority & justice
300
What TWO things keep a knight on a horse?
Spurs & Stirrups
300
Rank from most powerful (1) to least powerful (5).
Vassal, King, Knight, Suzerain, Peasant
1) King
2) Suzerain
3) Vassal
4) Knight
5) Peasant
300
What are the three divisions of the Middle Ages?
Low or Early, High, Late
300
What's the main mission of the knight?
Defend the land
300
What are two types of military aid the vassal provides?
Guard the castle when attacked
Go to war with the suzerain (military service)
400
What are the two stages before knighthood?
Page, Squire
400
What are the three parts of the tripartite society?
Nobles / Nobility
Clergy / Clerics
Peasants / Workers / Serfs
400
In the 11th century (High Middle Ages), who holds the most power in France?
The Church
400
In what TWO activities did knights practice fighting?
Jousts / Tournaments
Hunts
400
What are TWO types of economic aid the vassal provides (4 possible)?
Knighthood ceremony (eldest son)
Marriage (eldest daughter)
Ransom (captured suzerain)
War costs (Crusade)
500
What is a vigil?
Staying awake to pray / watch / reflect
500
What are three things the suzerain owes the vassal?
1. Protection
2. Defense and Justice
3. Maintenance
500
What's the beginning AND end of the High Middle Ages?
1000-1300 CE
500
Vassals receive THIS from the suzerain: income earned from their land.
Maintenance
500
In the ceremony of tribute, what is the land the vassal receives called?
A fiefdom