Old Vocab
A name that describes someone's job or status is...
a title
Hustle & bustle is...
a lot of activity and noise
Where did people live in the beginning of the Middle Ages? Where did they move to later in the Middle Ages?
Most people lived in the countryside, or on farmland. Then, they moved to towns because of job opportunities.
What did a merchant do?
In feudalism, who had the most power?
The king
someone that hopes to become something is...
aspiring
A tavern is...
A place where people can eat, drink, and sleep while traveling
Name two things you'd see or hear on the streets of a medieval town.
- rats eating trash
- mud and polluted water in the street
- wooden houses crammed together
- crowded streets and markets
- people shouting and selling things
As towns became larger, what job emerged?
Merchants
How did feudalism begin?
King Charlemagne gifted his friends pieces of his land instead of money in exchange for their loyalty.
Armor is...
a protective covering that keeps a person safe during a battle
A curfew is...
an order or law requiring people to be home by a certain time
Name three problems with living in towns in the Middle Ages.
- rats spread disease
- no toilets
- polluted water supplies (that spread disease)
- fires caught easily
- very crowded
- crime (and no police)
Wealthy townspeople paid taxes to lords. In exchange, what did lords do?
Lords allowed wealthy townspeople to create charters, or laws for the town.
Name 3 groups of people that were a part of the feudal system in the Middle Ages.
- serfs, freemen
- craftsmen, merchants
- knights
- lords, nobility
- the king / royal family
Influential means...
to have power to convince others
An apprentice is...
a person who trains for a long time to learn a skill with a master, without pay
Why did towns have high walls?
To protect people living in the town and keep criminals or armies out
Describe the middle class. What jobs would they have? What would their life be like?
- Merchants and craftsmen were middle class
- They lived in towns
- They had enough money to live comfortably, and some were wealthy. They were richer than serfs/freemen and less wealthy and powerful than nobles.
What is feudalism?
The way medieval society is organized, where the king gives lords land in exchange for loyalty. Lords control the land and have a lot of power, while those who live on the land have little power.
A siege is...
a situation in which soldiers surround a building to take control of it
A journeyman is...
a person training to learn a skill with a master craftsman and gets paid for their work, usually as an employee
What happened if a criminal was in the town?
They closed the gates to keep criminals from escaping and townspeople (or watchmen) chased down the criminal until they were caught.
What is a guild? What was their purpose?
Guilds are groups of merchants or craftsman that made decisions to keep everything fair, such as equal pay and equal quality of goods. This protected everyone in the guild from unfair treatment.
Lords allowing the middle class to make laws with charters changed the distribution of power in feudalism: lords gave up some of their power to the middle class.