The normans
The system of land ownership where rulers divided land amongst followers in return for loyalty and taxes was called what?
Feudalism
What is the name of the temporary castle?
Motte and Bailey
What was a ladies main duty?
To bear children
Name the three main types of soldiers in a Norman army.
Foot soldiers, Archers, Knights
Peasants lived in villages called what?
Manors
Vassals were given land, also called a what?
Fief
What was the name of the wooden tower at the top of the hill of a temporary castle?
Keep
What was a dowry?
A sum of money or land paid to a groom
What were the three training stages for a knight?
Page, Squire, Knight
A blacksmith made tools in a what?
Forge
Vassals swore an oath to the king. What was it called?
Oath of Fealty
What enclosed the castle and protected those within?
Curtain walls.
Name two of the Lords main duties.
Maintain order, act as a judge and train soldiers.
Who made up the largest part of the army?
Foot soldiers
What was the name of the farming method employed?
The open field system
The story of the Norman Conquest is told in the what?
Bayeux Tapestry
Aside from siege towers, what other weapon was used to breach a castles walls?
Catapults
Spices were expensive and came from where?
Asia
What age was one when they became a squire?
14
How many years was crop rotation and what was planted during those years?
Three years, wheat, oats and barely, fallow
Which king died without an heir in England in 1066?
Edward the Confessor
In the 1400's what was brought from Asia to Europe and what was invented in its wake?
Gunpowder, Cannon
Give two examples of entertainment provided at feasts and also where they were held.
Minstrels, Jesters and Great Hall
What oath was sworn by knights?
Oath of chivalry
What was the fourth large field called and what was it used for?
Commons, used for grazing animals that belonged to peasants