Feudal System
Who invaded Europe in the 8th and 9th century in search of wealth and new lands?
Vikings
The _______ of the manor gave the ________ housing, farmland, and protection from bandits.
Lord; peasants
True or False?
Both men and women wore stockings in the middle ages
True
Stockings: calze a maglia
If a young boy between 7-10 wanted to become a knight, first he would serve as a ________. He would learn to handle horses, hunt, and use mock weapons.
Page
Write the correct English word on the board:
misericordia / pietà, umiltà
mercy, humility
Who was the head of the Viking army in 911 that invaded France?
Rollo
Peasants brought _____ in at night to keep the house warm. The slept on a pile of ______.
pigs; straw (fieno)
What age did people usually get married in the Middle Ages?
12 for girls
14 for boys
Squire
Write the correct English words on the board:
mulino, malattia, campo
mill, illness, field
Name the levels of hierarchy in the feudal system starting with the top. (4 levels)
1. King
2. Nobles
3. Knights
4. Peasants
There were two rooms in a peasants house. One room was for ______, ________, and doing ________. The other room was for _________.
cooking; eating; housework
sleeping
Where is the oldest University in the world?
Bologna
The scarlet color of a knights cloak represented ________ .
blood (sangue)
Write the correct English words on the board:
reddito, esercito, lealta, accordo
income, army, loyalty, agreement
What did the King give the nobles?
What did the nobles give the King?
King --> Nobles: Land & Responsibility
Nobles --> King: Money from taxes & Knights' services
Peasants had to pay a tax for the ______ they ground in the lord's mill.
Peasants had to pay a tax for when they ________ another person.
Peasants had to give 1/10 of their income to the church. This church tax was called a ________.
grain (grano)
married (sposato)
tithe (decima)
What are some things that peasants grew in their gardens? (Name at least 3)
lettuce (lattuga), carrots, radishes (ravinelli), tomatoes (pomodori), beets (barbabietole)
The two sides of a knights sword represented ________ and _______ .
Justice & Chivalry
Write the correct English words on the board:
fabbro, pelliccia, pantaloni, scarpe, decima
blacksmith, fur, trousers, shoes, tithe
What did the nobles give the knights?
What did the knights give the peasants?
What did the peasants give the knights?
Nobles --> knights: land
knights --> peasants: protection
peasant --> knights: food & other services
What can you find on a manor? (4 things)
What was it surrounded by? (3 things)
1. A house for the lord, a church (chiesa), a mill (mulino), and workshops (botteghe)
2. Woodlands (boschi), pasture (pascoli) , and fields (campi)
The church tried to help educate the people in the Middle Ages. They taught them how to.....
read and write in Latin
At the ceremony to become a knight, a knight-to-be would receive his horse, a _______ with two cutting edges, a ________, and a banner with his family __________.
1. sword
2. shield
3. coat of arms
Write the correct English words on the board:
bordo tagliente, lana, ricchezza, scudo, banchetto, stemma
cutting edge, wool, wealth, shield, feast, coat of arms