medieval geography
what was a river in the medieval area
The Po, seine, rhyne, and danube river
who was at the top of the feudal pyramid
The king
how were people payed during the manor system
people weren't payed, instead they traded their goods/labor
what invention allowed horses to pull heavier loads
The horse collar
what invention made knights obsolete
the long bow
what were the mountain ranges in medieval europe
The Alps, pyremes, and the carpathian mtns
who was at the bottom of the feudal pyramid
serfs/peasants
how much land did the knights give away to their peasants
1/4 to 1/3
what invention allowed horses to walk longer distances
horse shoes
what invention made castles obsolete
The canon
what were the empires
londan, britain, papal states, holy roman empire, france
who was the kings vassals
the lords
why did knights give up pieces of their land to peasants
they needed a way for it to get farmed while they were off doing other things
what was a heavy plow called
caruca
what powder was in cannons
gun powder
what city was in britain
Londan
who was above the serfs/peasants in the feudal system
Knights
what ended the manor system
people fought about the wages of their work resulting in an end of the manor system
why were heavire plows important to have
they were able to dig deeper and get better soil for the crops
True or false the soldiers used horses
True
what cities were in the holy roman empire
Hamburg and Rome
what was the reasoning to create the feudal system
to help protect against attacks from barbarians
what was the manor system for
to generate food and products they needed
how did advancements in farming technology allow their to be less farmers and more people working in different trades
Farmers were able to get more work done in less time allowing the farmers to work in other trades
how did the advancements in military technology make common people more useful than knights
Knights were easily killed by the long bow so commons people could sit back and shoot the charging knights