Government
the way they did government in the Middle Ages
What is Feudalism
a big farm and all the villages and shops around it
What is a manor?
the man in charge of the manor
What is a lord?
large tower, last place of defense in the castle
What is a keep?
the way people lived on big farms
What is Manorialism?
Swearing to protect someone or something
What is loyalty?
a person who received land from a lord and now must be loyal to them
What is a vassal?
slits cut into the walls that allowed archers to shoot attackers but remain safe from return fire
What are arrow slits?
armored men on horses who served their lord
What is a knight?
on the tops of castle walls, let defenders attack while still being protected
What are battlements?
farmers that didn't own their land
What is serf?
A defensive ditch dug around the castle filled with water, need a drawbridge to cross it
What is a moat?