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Ch. 13 quiz 25 quest
Question | Answer |
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What is the synonym for serf? | peasant |
What was a manor? | a lords estate |
a tithe was a payment made to what type of person? | a priest |
what are the social classes in order? | king, noble, church officials, knights peasants |
why did the serfs rarely have to leave their manor? | it had almost everything needed for daily life. |
knights were rarely punished for what? | brutality to the weak (women, serfs etc.) |
what were troubadours? | poet-musicians |
what did knights most commonly traded military service for? | land |
who knight was expected to fight bravely for? three masters including... | his chosen lady |
how were noble and poor women alike? | both considered inferior and had no power |
what were the troubadours songs about? | joys and sorrows of romantic love |
what were the main duties for a knight? | fighting |
what did kings, lords, vassals, knights, and noble women all live in. | castles |
what was a women's role in medieval society? | they had very little power, were taught that they were inferior to men by the church, and were limited to activities in the home |
what was the code of conduct for the knights? | chilvary |
what were staged or mocked battles called for entertaining audiences? | tournaments |
what is the the second stage of knighthood called? | squire |
what did knights often use a lot of their newly acquired wealth for? | weapons, armor, saddles, stirrups, and horses |
who was allowed to train to become a knight in the middle ages? | a boy of noble birth |
what was the first step of knighthood called? | paige |
what set of values did chivalry follow? | bravery, honesty, loyalty, and courteous |
what were long poems that were often stories about legendary kings called? | epics |
how did peasant women live? | they had no power, worked in the fields, took care of their families, and struggles to survive |
how did noble women live? | they could sometimes rule the land when their husbands were away from home, could not inherit land, but their main role was to take care of their home and children. |
in the feudal system a tithe represented what part of a peasants income? | 10 percent |