Europe Role Cards Flashcards

1
Q

Who owns a manor in Medieval Europe?

A

Lords

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2
Q

In the days of Rome, many elites used a steady supply of ___

A

Slaves

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3
Q

Manors are…

A

A large estate that is the center of medieval agriculture and community

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4
Q

Slaves…

A

Worked the land and provided food

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5
Q

Supply of slaves has…

A

Dried up

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6
Q

You need..

A

People to work your land and provide you with food

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7
Q

You have…

A

Fields to be planted, animals to be tended, and usual upkeep (chopping wood, maintaining the mill, etc)

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8
Q

Gone are the days of Roman armies and legions…

A

You need military protection for your manor in case of attack

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9
Q

You can grant…

A

Fiefs on your manor to individuals

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10
Q

Fiefs are

A

Grants of land

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11
Q

Vassals/Lesser Nobles..

A

Do not own their own estates but are trained to fight and have their own armor weapons and horse

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12
Q

Armor, weapons, and horses are…

A

Pretty pricey and require a lot of training

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13
Q

Land is…

A

Wealth and an important resource

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14
Q

Vassals/Lesser Nobles (land)

A

Cannot buy land but can find a way to assert control over some land and reap the benefits of that land (like food)

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15
Q

True or false: vassals/lesser nobles don’t have time to work the land themselves

A

True

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16
Q

Peasants are…

A

Poor, but free men

17
Q

Peasants need…

A

Land to farm and work on to grow food and support family

18
Q

Peasants don’t have money to buy land and have no inheritance but…

A

Perhaps they can work out a deal (tenure) to farm someone else’s land

19
Q

Otherwise…

A

Peasants will starve and fall into debt

20
Q

True or false: peasants need to offer something in return

A

True

21
Q

Peasants also need…

A

Protection from warfare or invasions and someone to advocate for them

22
Q

Serfs have….

A

No real legal status

23
Q

Serfs cannot…

A

Be outright enslaved, but their options are limited because they have no wealth and nothing to offer beyond labor

24
Q

Like peasants, serfs need…

A

Protection

25
Q

Serfs also need…

A

Guardianship of someone more powerful

26
Q

Villein

A

A tenant who is subject to a lord and pays dues/services in return for living on and working the land

27
Q

Vassal

A

Usually a member of the lower nobility who is given a fief of land in return for military service and loyalty to a lord or king

28
Q

Fief

A

A grant of land on the condition of feudal service

29
Q

Manor

A

An estate with surrounding country lands

30
Q

Fealty

A

Loyalty

31
Q

Homage

A

Respect

32
Q

Serf

A

A peasant bound to the land of his/her lord

33
Q

Peasants

A

A poor farmer who rents land, unlike a serf, not bound to land (a freeman)

34
Q

Abbot

A

Someone who oversees a monetary