Knights
The position a young man would earn at age 21, being esteemed in battle, and after vowing loyalty to his king.
What is a Knight?
Another name for a peasant or a person living on an estate, required to work for the lord of the manor in exchange for protection.
A trade or professional organization which made rules for operating their craft in a city
What is a Guild?
The set of rules set for knights to be generous, courteous, loyal, and noble. The Christian Church instituted these rules as a result of knights' pillaging cities and towns. The Church declared knights must be virtuous, protect women and the church, and be brave in battle,
What is The Code of Chivalry?
The competition between knights, fighting with lances on horseback.
What is a Joust?
The system by which a peasant or a person living on an estate, required to work for the lord of the manor in exchange for protection
What is The Manorial System?
A person who would buy and sell goods, often with foreign lands
What is a Merchant?
The name of a battle strategy in which soldiers would surround a castle and block the way for supplies or reinforcements to enter.
What is a Siege?
The position a young boy would attain at age 7, in another castle, in service to a lord.
What is a Page?
The name of the English ruler who claimed all land belonged to the king, so when he was crowned, he began THIS practice of giving lands to his knights in exchange for protection.
Who is William the Conqueror?
A person who made objects by hand.
What is a Craftsman?
True or False: A knight had a sacred duty to protect the weak, and to defend the Church.
What is True?
A celebration or festival which incorporated fighting, feasting, dancing, and other games and competitions.
What is a Tournament?
The name for the estate on which a lord lived.
What is a Manor?
A person who learned the trade of a craft from an experienced worker, bound to serve his master for a certain time
What is an Apprentice?
Few people in a castle had their own rooms. Most people slept, ate and celebrated in the main area called THIS.
What is The Great Hall?
The position a person would gain, in order to serve a particular knight and learn from him how to fight, and to act nobly.
What is a Squire?
The way of living which involved a hierarchy of king, lords, knights, and serfs, in which every person had a duty to protect or provide.
What is Feudalism?
Bonus: The name of the young serf mentioned in our lesson on City Life.
Who is Peter?
The purpose of this kind of stronghold was to protect cities and towns within their walls, originally constructed of wood, but later out of stone, because this was a stronger and more fortified material. Enemies could not break through as easily, nor could they burn a wooden structure with their flaming arrows.
What is a Castle?