Peasants
What job did most peasants do?
Farming
What animal did knights ride into battle?
A horse.
Who gave the lords their land?
The king.
Where does the king fit in the feudal hierarchy?
At the top.
What food did almost everyone eat everyday?
Pottage.
In the feudal hierarchy, where will you find peasants?
At the bottom
What responsibilities did they have to society?
To fight in battles, and defend the land and people
Where did a powerful lord live?
A castle or manor house.
What responsibilities did they have to society?
To rule the kingdom, make laws, maintain order and protect their people.
A tax of one tenth (10%) of what you grew or earned to be paid to the church.
Tithe.
Peasants often paid their lord with things instead of money. Name two things.
Crops, animals, labour (work)
How did they gain their wealth or rewards?
Knights could receive land, money or other rewards from their lord in exchange for military service.
What did lords have to give the king in return for their land?
Their loyalty, knights and soldiers.
How did they gain their wealth?
Kings received taxes and goods from people in their kingdom.
What religion did almost everyone in medieval western Europe follow?
Christianity.
Could most peasants read and write?
No, most were illiterate.
What contest had two knights on horses charge at each other with long lances?
A joust (will accept tournament)
What was the lord's estate with it's village, fields and church called?
A manor.
Many kings believed their right to rule came from whom?
God (divine right of kings)
What is another name for the medieval period?
The Middle Ages.
Which animal was most commonly used to pull a plough?
An ox (will accept cow)
What was the code of behaviour called that said knights should be brave, honest and protect the weak?
Chivalry.
Why might a lord give the church land and money?
So priests would pray for the lord's soul to go to heaven.
What famous document did barons force King John to sign in 1215?
Magna Carta (the great charter)
People feared being ................ from the church.
excommunicated