Medieval Geography
name one mountain rage in medieval europe
pyrenees mtns, alps, or carpathian mtns
who did most of the work like farming, blacksmithing, ect
serfs/peasants
what did the king do in the manor system
He owned all the land in the country and decided who he would grant a fief to
what did the windmill do in medieval europe
raising water for irrigation or sawing wood
how were horses used in medieval europe
used for scouting and reconnaissance; they also provided a defensive screen for marching armies
name one big body of water in medieval europe
Atlantic ocean, north sea, baltic sea, adriatic sea, mediterranean sea, and black sea
what did a powerful lord grant to its vassal
protection and fief
what did the serfs do
they were entitled to protection, justice, and the right to cultivate certain fields within the manor to maintain their own subsistence.
what did all of the new agriculture technology do for the serfs
made there jobs easier
what weapon help the outnumbered englishman defeat the french
The long bow
name 1 river in medieval europe
Rhine, Danube, Seine, and Po
what is the deal between a vassal and lord called
feudal contract
what did a lord provide to the serfs
the lord provided its serfs with housing, farmland, and protection from bandits.
what did the horseshoe do in medieval europe
protected the horse's hooves from becoming soft and breaking
what weapon made castles obsolete
cannons
name one city in medieval europe
Rome, London, Paris, Constantinople, or hamburg
who dose the knight protect in medieval europe
serfs/peasants
what did knights do in the manor system
kept land for their own personal use and distributed the rest to peasants or serfs
what did the heavy plow do medieval europe
opened up rich river valleys, turned land reclaimed from forest and sea into fertile fields
what was gunpowder used for
to power canons
name one empire in medieval europe
Holy roman empire, briten, france, spain, or papal.
how big can a fief be
a few acres to hundreds of square miles
what was the manor system
A set of rights and obligations between a lord and his serfs. In the Manor System, the lord provided its serfs with housing, farmland, and protection from bandits. The serf would then tend the lords land, care for the lords animals, and performed other tasks to maintain the estate.
what did the horse collar do in medieval europe
distributes the weight around the horse's neck and shoulders, while avoiding pressure on the animal's windpipe
how was the crossbows in medieval times used
for the defense of royal entourages and for hunting