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Feudal system

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How society was organised in the Middle Ages

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Middle Ages / medieval period

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The time from about ad 500 to about 1500 . It is the time between the end of the Roman Empire and what we call modern times .

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Demesne

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The Kings land for his own use

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Vassals

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The Kings followers

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Knight

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Soldiers who rode into battle on horseback and fought for their lords

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Serf

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Serfs belonged to the Lord and farmed his land . They could not leave the manor or get married without his permission

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Freeman

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Peasant who did not have to give free labour to the Lord but paid him rent . They could travel and marry as they pleased

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Manor

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Small village sand farms owned by the local Lord or knight

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Tithe

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The peasants paid the priest one-tenth of their crops this was called tithe

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Commons

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Where all the peasants animals grazed together

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Open field system

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The methods peasants used to farm

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Motte and Bailey

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The first type of medieval castle . The motte was where the lord lived the Bailey was when the servants and the peasants lived with the animals .

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Moat

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A ditch filled with water surrounding the motte and Bailey to protect it from attackers .

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Keep

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The keep was the main building in the castle , this is where the Lord and lady and their family lived

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Battlements

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The battlements were at the top of the keep . All day long soldiers kept guard on the battlements looking out for the enemy .

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Curtain walls

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We’re the outer walls of the castle

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Turrets

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We’re strong towers along the walls

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Drawbridge

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The drawbridge was raised at night or if the enemy approached

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Portcullis

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Ramparts

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Latrines

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Trenchers

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the food was served on wooden plates or on big slices of bread called trenchers.

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Wimples

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The headdress was called a wimple .

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Hawking

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This was where a hawk was trained to sit on a persons hand and hunt songbirds , ducks and small animals .

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Jousting
A fight between to Knights . Blunt swords and lances were used
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Dowry
It could be money cattle or household utensils . In return her husband would agree to support her for the rest of her life .
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Page
Hen a lords son was seven he would send him to another castle to become a page . He learned how to ride a horse and use a sword and to have good manners.
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Squire
When the boy was 14 years old , he became a squire he learned to fight on horseback . If there was a war he went with his Lord and carried his weapons and helped him with his armour and horse.
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Dubbing
The ceremony at which a squire became a knight
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Chivalry
The squire swore to uphold the code of chivalry
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Toll
A tax traders had to pay to get inside the town
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Curfew
A set time when all fires were put out to prevent the wooden houses burning down
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Leprosy
A skin disease sores broke out all over the body Lepors were not aloud to mix with the rest of the town
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Black Death
A plague that was thought to hav wiped out 1/3 of the population of Europe it came from fleas carried by the black rat .
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Charter
A legal document from the king in which the king lets the town run its own affairs
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Guild
Every crafts person in a town had to belong to a guild it made sure their work was at a high standard and that they got reasonable wages they paid for there funeral. Each guild controlled ots own craft
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Apprentice
At twelve a boy who wanted to be a craftsman would become a prentice he would work with no wages
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Journeyman
Now he gets paid for his work after seven years of being a apprentice he can leave and travel looking for a job with better wages
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Master craftsman
The journey man had to create a master piece and join a guild to become a master craftsman
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Romanesque
The first stone churches were built in a style called Romanesque
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Gothic
Gothic cathedrals usually have spires and towers . The arches over the windows and doors are pointed .
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Fly buttresses
Arches on the outside to support the weight of the roof .
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Dormitory
Where the monks slept .
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Refectory
Where the monks had there meals
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Cloister
A square in the middle of the monastery surrounded by stone walls Where the monks walked and prayed .
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Scriptorium
Where they copied manuscripts
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Infirmary
Where the sick were. Nursed
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Chapter house
Where they met to discuss the burdens of the monastery and elect the abbot
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Novice
When a boy joined a monastery he was called a novice .
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Tonsure
A bald patch in the middle of the head to show that a man was a monk
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Matins
Morning prayers from 4am-6am
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Vespers
Evening prayers 5pm
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Compline
Night prayer and retire to bed 8pm
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Abbot
Head of the monastery was elected by the monks
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Almoner
Looked after the poor when they visited
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Prior
When the abbot was away his place was taken by the prior
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Hosteller
Looked after travellers
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Friars
Friars travelled from place to place , working with the poor .

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