Medieval Geography
What sea is the closest to london?
North sea
Who is at the bottom of the feudal pyramid
Serfs
What do lords control
Everything
What was put on a horse neck so they could pull heavier loads
Horse collar
Why did knights become less and less common
The longbow was invented.
What river is closest to Carpathian mountains
Danube River
What is a centralized government
Power is concentrated at the center,local government are subject to its authority
What do woman serfs jobs
garden vegetables,cook,make clothes.
What was on a horses foot to protect them while working
Horseshoes
Did common people become more or less important after the longbow and cannon was invented
More important
Carpathian pyrenees Alps
Is the feudal system a decentralized or centralized government
Decentralized
What do peasants give knights and lords in return for letting them farm their land
Food or other payments
What is another word for a heavy plow
Carruca
Why did castles become less and less common
The cannon was invented
Which river runs through paris
The seine river
What is the order of the feudal pyramid
King, Lord, Knights, Peasents/serfs
Who had more rights men or woman
Men
Did the population grow or shrink
grow
What was gunpowder used for
to power the cannons
Which Ocean borders spain
Atlantic ocean
How can a retainer/ vassel get out of the feudal contract
failure to meet any obligation
What is a manor
large estate owned by lord or knight
How did this technology end the feudal and manor system
more food was produced, population grew quickly, more work in less time, peoples nutrition improved.
How did military technology effect the feudal system
It ended it and made knights and castles obsolete