Question | Answer |
a piece of land owned by the king | Fief |
hierarchy | kings, lords/chiefs/barons, knights, pesants |
what is a knight | full time soldiers who fought for nobles and kings. |
what is a peasant | at the bottom of the feudal system, tied to the land |
who lived in castles | most important people, kings and nobles, housed their families, servants and soldiers. |
where was a safe place to go when under attack | castle |
what else were castles used as | prison, court, also housed festivals and banquets. |
what is the name of a hill in a motte and bailey | motte |
what is the name of the courtyard in a motte and bailey | bailey |
what is the name of the deep ditch surronding the motte and bailey | moat |
what was the name of the large castle in a stone castle? | keep |
what was their version of the toilet | garderobe, a wooden seat. |
what was the most important room in the keep? | the great hall |
what else was the hall used as | court |
what else did the keep have | dungeons and prisons |
what is the name of the small squaes on top of the castle walls | turrets |
what were the gaps in the wall called | battlements. |
what is the name of the metal gate used over the drawbridge | portculis |
what was the name of a fortified gatehouse | barbican |
another name for catapault | mangonels |
who did the lord and lady have to look after them? | servants |
what was the lords jobs? | make sure taxes are paid, nights remained loyal,acted as judge |