Feudal System & Details
Medieval Castles
Journey to Knighthood
Medieval Jobs
Church, Crusades, Plague
100

We are at the bottom of the feudal system pyramid.

Who are the serfs.

100
The large, open area inside the castle walls.

The Bailey or Courtyard.

100

True or false: A boy can inherit the title of knight.

False.

100

I make dishes and ornaments for the kingdom.

Potter

100
A terrible epidemic that swept through medieval Europe.

The black death or bubonic plague

200

I have the most land.

The King.

200

The highest and safest place in the castle.

The Keep.

200

The first stage of becoming a knight.

Page.

200
I make fabric to be used for clothing.

Weaver

200

Series of wars between Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land of Jersualem.

The Crusades
300

I am below the king on the Feudal system pyramid.

The Lords.

300

A building that protected the entrance to the castle.

The Gatehouse

300

It is the Page's job to....

-serve the lord and lady

-study reading, writing, mathematics

-learn manners, hunting, fishing

-archery, sword play 

300

I protect the castle from atop the castle walls. 

The Archer.
300

Decorated book made by monks and nuns.

Illuminated Manuscript

400
I have to go through a special process that starts at a young age before I can fulfil my duties.
The Knights
400

A large ditch or trench usually filled with water surrounding the castles outer walls.

The Moat
400
The second stage in becoming a knight....

The Squire

400

I bake bread and pastries for the king, queen, lords, and ladies.

The Baker

400

Important agreement signed by King john that gave people more rights.

The Magna Carta

500

I receive land from the king in exchange for fighting in battle.

Lords and Knights.

500

Used to cross the moat, was made of heavy wood, raised and lowered by pulleys.

Drawbridge

500

The ceremony that takes place for a squire to become a knight.

The Dubbing ceremony.

500

I make nails, tools, and weapons through melting and reshaping iron and other metals.

Blacksmith

500

At the top of the church pyramid sits....

The Pope