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34 Cards in this Set
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Why did serfs get strips of land?
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It was a fair way of dividing all good and bad soil.
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Name 3 rights the serfs had?
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1. Lord's couldn't break an agreement about pay and produce
2. Lord's couldn't sell their serfs 3. They could always remain in the land they were born. |
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This forbid fighting on Sunday.
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The Truce of God
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A clown-like person who provided entertainment for the nobles in the castle
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Jester
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A practice fight between a squire and a knight
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Mock Battle
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Protection or a refuge for a fleeing person
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The Right of Sanctuary
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A boy in the first years of training to be a knight
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Name the 3 promises of a Knight
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1. Be brave
2. Defend the Church 3. Help/ honor the weak/women |
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The relationship between the nobles and the serfs
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Manorial system
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The relationship between the vassal and a lord
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Feudalism
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An agreement made that promised land and a house in return for sharing food, clothing and shelter with the whole community.
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Manorial system
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An agreement that promised protection of the weaker noble in exchange for their working arrangement for the stonger noble
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Feudalism
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Land entrusted to another in a feudal system
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Fief
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A water-filled ditch found around a castle wall
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Moat
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Name the 3 social classes of the Middle Ages
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1. Nobles
2. Bishops and Priests 3. Serfs |
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The date of the Middle Ages...
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500-1500 A.D.
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Name the 3 choices of a criminal's trial in Mideival times
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1. Trial by Witness
2. Trial by Ordeal 3. Trial by Combat |
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A trial that proved you were innocent if you won a physical fight against your accuser in jousting, etc.
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Trial by Combat
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One who promised to serve another noble in battle and pay ransom for overlord if captured by enemies
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Vassal
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A trial that proved innocence by withstanding some kind of torture
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Trial by Ordeal
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A trial that proved innocence only if a jury found them innocent. If guilty, all witnesses would be punished as well.
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Trial by Witness
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What does a noble do in the life of a castle during the day?
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Hunts and fights
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What does a servant do in the life of a castle in the daytime?
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Prepares meals served in troughs/ trenches for the nobles when they return from hunting and fighting
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What does a noble or woman do for entertainment in a castle?
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Games, stories, minstrels, jesters
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What do girls do in the life of a castle?
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Learn how to manage a home: spinning, sewing, embroidery, etc.
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The 3 stages of becoming a knight
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1. Page
2. Squire 3. Knight |
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14-21 year old boy who takes care of the equipment of a knight
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Squire
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14-21 year old boy who learns to fight like a knight by hanging out with a knight all day
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Squire
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7-14 yr. old boy who is trained by a lady of a different castle to be silent and obey
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7-14 yr. old boy who learns to swim extremely well, ride & care for horses and waits on lords and ladies as they hunt
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Name the 4 steps to becoming a knight
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1. Bath of purification
2. Fast & pray for 1 whole night 3. Took an oath to be brave, defend the church & help the weak 4. Dubbed a knight with a sword |
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The differences between the feudal system and the Manorial system
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Feudal system:
1. Fiefs were given to vassels 2. Had to go to battle & pay ransom for overlord 3. Between the nobles class only Manorial system 1. Serfs lived near castle 2. Serfs were self-sufficient 3. Serfs could own land 4. Serfs had rights 5. Between the nobles and the serfs class |
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Name the general duties of the 3 social classes
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1. Nobles: fought in battles/ protect
2. Preists/ Bishops: Pray 3. Serfs: Work the land |
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Name 5 things you will always find in a Mideival castle and the reason for it
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1. found on a hill... to see approaching enemies quicker
2. Thick stone walls ... for protection 3. Moats with a drawbridge... make it difficult for enemies 4. Keep... stone room made to protect the lord in battle 5. Turrets... to watch for enemies attacking 6. Palisade... a fence to add extra protection before entering the castle 7. Portcullis... fenced door as extra protection at the entrance 8. Drawbridge... to limit who enters / exits the castle ETC. |
