the Middle Ages Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is a dowry?
Sum of money or land
What is an heir?
Next in line for the throne.
What is a solar?
A sunny room in the upstairs of the castle.
what is a tournament?
A series of games, battles, falconry.
What was the great hall used for?
Feasts.
What were Minstrels?
Musicians.
What were jesters?
Performers.
What did men wear?
Tunics.
What did women wear?
Full length dresses.
What rank were foot soldiers?
poor
What rank were archers?
Middle class.
What rank were knights?
Wealthy people.
What was the name of the first stage in becoming a knight?
Page
What was the name of the second stage in becoming a knight?
Squire.
What was the name of the third stage in becoming a knight?
Knight.
What was a charter?
A contract that allowed the town to run on its own, but have to pay taxes to the king.
How many people lived in a mideval town?
1,000-5,000.
what were poor people’s homes made from?
Wood.
What were rich peoples homes made from?
Stone.
What were craftsmen?
People who crafted jewellery, tools etc.
What was a dung heap?
They held human and animal waste.
What was the purpose of a curfew?
It meant that people had to extinguish their fires before sundown.
what was the original name for Europe?
Christendom.
What religion was mideval Europe?
Catholic.
