Feudal System
This system organized medieval society into levels with the king at the top.
What is the feudal system?
Entertainers who told jokes, acted, and played music for the king.
Who were jesters?
The first stage of becoming a knight.
What is a page?
The main living and gathering room in a castle.
What is the great hall?
Peasants’ houses were made of these two materials.
What are mud and straw?
Peasants were at the bottom of this system.
What is the feudal system?
Skilled workers who made tools, armor, and weapons.
Who were blacksmiths?
The second stage of becoming a knight.
What is a squire?
The room where food was prepared.
What is the kitchen?
Animals were brought inside peasant homes during this time of year.
What is winter (or cold nights)?
This group made up about 3% of the population and was given land by the king.
Who are nobles?
The largest group in medieval society that did manual labor.
Who were peasants?
The final stage of becoming a knight.
What is a knight?
The room where the lord and lady slept.
What is the bedchamber?
Three foods that made up most of a peasant’s diet.
What are bread, pottage and water?
Knights were legally bound to serve this person.
Who is the king?
People who dedicated their lives to the Church.
Who were monks?
The three stages of becoming a craftsman.
What are apprentice, journeyman, and master?
Name one type of castle made mostly of wood.
What is a motte-and-bailey castle?
Most nobles were married by this age.
What is around 14 years old?
Peasants worked the land in exchange for this.
What is protection (or food and shelter)?
Medieval soldiers known for epic fighting skills.
Who were knights?
This could weigh about 32 pounds when worn by a knight.
What is a full suit of armor?
A new weapon that made castles unsafe during battles.
What is the cannon?
About this percent of Europe’s population died from the Black Plague.
What is about 1/3?