After years of training and passing a test, a person could
What is join a guild
100
What was common law?
The set of laws for the entire kingdom that is used in the Royal court
100
A knight's apprentice
What is a squire
200
The group that makes up 90% of the Medieval population
Who were Vassals
200
Mutilation, death and fines were common
Common forms of punishment
200
Their children did not go to school
What is a serf
200
The landowner who is vassal to the King
What is a lord
200
The honour code for knights
What is Chivalry
300
What were 2 of the responsibilities a noble had and 2 responsibilities serfs had to their lord?
Nobles: Loyalty, military support, advising, gifts of money, serve in king's court, loyalty, military support
Serfs: Food and labour
300
Who had the most influence during the Middle Ages?
The Pope
300
The most powerful guild in the Middle Ages
Who were the Merchants
300
How lords would prove their innocence
What is Trial by Battle
300
The code of honour for Samurai
What is Bushido
400
Approximately when were the Middle Ages of Western Europe?
400 - 1400 Ad
400
Name 2 benefits or 2 challenges of living in a town
Benefits: Entertainment, freedom, home of guilds/trades
Challenges: Sanitation/sewage and crowded, disorganized streets
400
This is the type of court a villager would be tried by
What is the Mannor Court
400
Medieval women had this privilege
They could keep property if they were a widow
400
His character was Round, Dynamic in "A Knights Tale"
Who is William
500
How did trade change the social structures of the medieval period?
People became independent & powerful with money/could make money
Nobility had to buy from trades people for things they wanted
Rise of the middle class
Serfs could find freedom from their lords
Freedom to do what they wanted, marry who they wanted; not controlled by lords or manor courts
Merchants could control trade
500
Name 3 reasons why OR why not the time period after the fall of Rome was a Dark Age.
Yes:
Feudalism oppressed almost 90% of the population; No education; No freedom to travel; Dependence on Lords; Severe and superstitious justice system; Torture; Ongoing violence; Inequality between genders; Lack of sanitation; Crowded housing; No social mobility
No:
Development and rise of the middle class; Trades revitalized new skills and knowledge; Use of money as currency brought balance in social systems; System of sustainability and protection through feudalism; Order to society
500
What was a benefit of guild for ordinary people?
It set standards for the quality of products
It controlled prices
It eliminated competition
500
The belief that the king was selected by God
What is the Divine right Theory
500
His character was Flat, Static in "A Knights Tale"