Feudal society
Feudal society had many things, but it did not have this thing that we have in the modern world.
What is "comfort?"
Another word for a keep
What is donjon?
System of lords over vassals for protection
The main foods served at the lord's table
meat and bread
What is a drawbridge?
ceremony by which a man acknoledges himself as vassal of a lord
What is homage?
The most important part of the inner court of the castle where the king and his family lived
What is the keep?
who the kings of Western Europe were all vassals of
God
This was a spice that was not easy to get
What is salt?
deep ditch outside of a castle
moat
This was something even the lowliest peasant has
rights
Places where horses are kept
What are Stables
great areas of land given by the king to the nobles who then become vassals
what are fiefs?
What is the great hall?
Palisades
This would be a token a king would give a vassal when he "invested" him with a fief
What is a flag?
Place within the castle where you could find blacksmiths, carpenters, bakers, tailors, etc.
What is the outer ward?
Double jeopardy
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What is a fire?
Top of the outer castle walls, used for defense of the castle
What are battlements?
This person was the main cause behind the staggering difference in the treatment of women from the pagan Roman times to the Middle Ages.
Who was the Blessed Virgin Mary?
These were the main activities of ladies in the castle.
What are sewing, spinning, gardening, and ordering servants?
In order to be a true Lord, someone would have to have enough land to support this.
What is a private army?
A French Minstrel
What is a troubador?
The part of the castle defenses with multiple rows of horizontal walls that make it difficult to scale
What are ramparts?