Feudalism
Ruling Class
Lords and Ladies
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Work! Work! Work!
100
Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
What is a fief?
100
The idea that God had given them the right to rule.
What is the Divine Right of Kings.
100
Where did the lords and ladies live? Describe it (at least 3 points).
They lived in one of their manor houses. The house was made of wood or stone, surrounded by gardens and outbuildings, such as kitchens and stables, protected by high walls.
100
Describe the life of a page from ages 7-14. (provide 4 points)
Learned how to ride horse and got religious instruction from the locate priest, helped the ladies , learned how to sing, dance.
100
a free person working for a wage during medieval times
What is a peasant?
200
People were bound together through an oath of ________. The main purpose of the feudal arrangement was to provide __________ for everyone.
What is loyalty? and what is protection?
200
Name an item that the people on the fief would need to trade for.
What is salt or iron.
200
Where did kings and queens live? Describe it (at least 3 points).
In a castle. Strong walls, moat, gates, on a hilltop motte, enclosed court called the bailey, where most people lived, variety of rooms (storerooms, kitchens, library, dining hall, sleeping quarters for guests)
200
Describe how the squire, aged 14-20+, served his lord. (give 5 things)
He spent time and served his knight, his lord. He learned how to polish the knight's armour, sword, shield, and lance. cared for his horse. waited on him at mealtime, helped dress his lord in armour, care for his weapons and horsed, follow him into battle and look after him if he was wounded.
200
a peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked.
What is a serf?
300
List the levels of social class from the top to the bottom. Place them in a "shape".
Monarch, Lords and Ladies, Knight, Serfs/peasants
300
William of Normandy conquered England and brought Feudal institutions. Where is Normandy?
What is France?
300
The main duty of the lord was to ____________.
What is manage and defend his land and the people who worked it.
300
Explain how squired trained to become warriors. (provide at least 3 things)
They learned how to fight with a sward and lance, to use a battle axe and a mace. Practiced in make-believe battles.
300
A tax, demanded by the lord whenever he wanted or needed money was known as...
What is a tallage?
400
Provide a full definition for Feudalism.
The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection.
400
Describe the relationship between vassal and lord? Write a sentence using those words and the words Noble and Serf.
A lord holds a higher social position over his vassal. He has more power. The vassal states an oath to his lord and provides him service and loyalty while the lord will provide him with protection and an ordered society.
400
How did the lord ensure that the villagers carried out their duties?
He appointed officials to make sure villagers carried out their duties, which included farming, paying rent in the form of crops, meat and other foods.
400
The medieval knight's code of ideal behaviour, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.
What is Chivalry?
400
The name of the tax collected every year by the lord from the serfs.
What is a head tax?
500
Describe what might be on a manor? List any 5 things.
What is a village, manor house, church, mill, farmland, water source, forest (wood)
500
The Frankish ruler who united most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
500
Name one more duty of the lord.
He served as judge in manor courts and had the power to fine or punish those who broke the law. Some lords held posts in the king's government. Some lords fought for their own higher ranking lords or supplied them with a well-trained fighting force.
500
The name given to the exercise in which two armed knights on horseback galloped at each other with their lances extended.
What is a Joust?
500
Describe the living condition of the serfs providing 5 important details (point form)
one or two rooms, made of woven strips of wood covered with straw or mud, little furniture or possessions, hearth fire in the middle of the main room, often no chimney, dark, smokey, housed animals also