The Middle Ages
How long did the Middle Ages last?
1,000 Years
What did the Kings say gave them the right to rule?
Divine Right
How did the plague spread?
Fleas on Rats.
The code of conduct that a knight was expected to live by during the Middle Ages.
What was Chivalry?
A large piece of land given to a lord by the king during the Middle Ages.
A fief
"Charles the Great" and King of the Franks
Who was Charlemagne?
All of the land surrounding the lord's house or castle was called a _____________.
manor
A person that works for another without pay in order to learn a craft or skill.
An apprentice
What were the Lord’s main duties toward the people that lived on the manor?
To protect them and their land.
King of Wessex and fought the Vikings.
Who was Alfred the Great?
How could the Medieval Europeans stop the spread of the Bubonic Plague?
Clean up their cities
The King often granted the land to Important _______ who pledged their loyalty and provided food and protection for the king.
Lord or noble
A building or groups of buildings where monks lived and worked.
monastery
Won the Battle of Hastings and became the King of England
Who was William the Conqueror?
Where is it thought that the plague might have started?
on merchant ships returning to the ports
A local Servant who worked on Feudal lands or manors and was "bound to the soil".
Serf
Identify stages of knighthood
What are page, squire, and knight
Town crier
Name two symptoms of the bubonic plague.
-Blackish/Red Spots -fever
Motte and bailey castle