Ancient Rome
What does ANCIENT mean?
Very old
How long did serfs work?
From sunrise to sunset; all day
Most serfs in the middle ages were...
farmers
Manor houses or castles
What group had the least power in medieval society?
Serfs
Why did the Roman empire collapse?
It got too big and too challenging for one person to control.
If you were the child of a lord and lady, what did you do?
Learn to ride horses, learn to be a swordsman, dance, learn to sew
What did Merchants do for a living?
merchants bought and sold things and usually had their own store
What kinds of homes did serfs live in during the Middle Ages?
Small huts made of mud and straw with just one room
What person had the most power in medieval society?
The king
Who was the leader of the Roman empire?
the emperor
Why did serfs stay loyal to the lords?
They needed protection
What was an apprentice?
(Bonus points if you name the title that comes after apprentice?)
A boy that trains to become a craftsman with a master of that craft. He stays with the craftsman's family and works for him for free.
When he is promoted, he becomes a journeyman.
What was the only way serfs could get land?
The lord gives serfs a small part of land for farming their own crops
Who controlled the land in medieval society?
The lord
What happened immediately after the Roman empire collapsed?
Groups of barbarians began taking land for themselves
Why was it so common for people in the middle ages to get the plague?
Name three kinds of craftsmen.
any of the following:
carpenters, paper makers, glassmakers, leatherworkers, tanners, blacksmiths, armorers...
Why did people start moving from the countryside to towns?
Towns had markets and many job opportunities that they couldn't get in the countryside
What group was higher than serfs but lower than lords in society?
(Bonus points if you name the group AND the jobs)
Middle Class
(BONUS: Merchants and Craftsmen)
What time period followed the Roman empire?
The Middle Ages
Describe a medieval town street.
Wooden houses close together, muddy streets, large crowds of people, merchants and craftsmen shouting at the market, surrounded by walls
Between which two groups did knights fall in medieval society?
Above the middle class but below lords
(Below lords but above the middle class)
All of the Middle Ages history we are studying happened on the continent of...
Europe
What was the system that medieval society was based on, where people had various levels of power based on their family status?
Feudalism