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The Medieval Society

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Normans   PEOPLE, from Normandy, France.  
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Feudalism   system of relations between the members of the lords or knights of the upper class. These relations can include vassalage and chivalry.  
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Motte and Bailey   form of castle situated on a raised earthwork and surrounded by a protective fence and moat.  
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Keep   castle BUILDING where the lord and lady slept. most important building.  
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Battlements   TOP of the KEEP were people could attack from when under siege.  
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Curtain Walls   WALLS surrounding the castle.  
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Turrets   small towers at the corners of the top of the keep.  
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Drawbridge   A castle with a moat required a bridge to the main doors. These bridges were often able to be raised or lowered from the inside by ropes or chains, and a pulley or counterweight system to make the lifting easier. Most drawbridges were made of wood.  
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Portcullis   GATE, consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to the castle can be lowered to prevent passage.  
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Ramparts   embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.  
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Moat   ditch around the castle that made it difficult for attackers to lean a ladder against the wall, or to tunnel up to the wall to break through. often filled with water by diverting a nearby stream.  
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Bailey   Castle courtyard  
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Latrine   castle toilet  
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Spiral Staircase   Staircase in the keep, leading up to the lords and ladys bedroom.  
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Great Hall   hall in the KEEP where they feasted.  
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Tapestry   Wall-hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.  
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Solar   'sun room' in the castle.  
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Dungeon   bottom part of KEEP tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.  
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Pageboy   first stage of becoming a knight.  
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Squire   second stage of becoming a knight.  
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Knighthood   last stage of becoming a knight.  
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Joust   a 'fake fight' between two knights. Lances, horses, swordfight  
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Manor   medieval village and land around it.  
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Charter   where the king gave permission to have a town government.  
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Guild   organisation, regulated the business of a craft.  
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Curfew   ORDER, in feudal Europe, by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.  
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Stocks   PUNISHMENT where your hands had to be locked into a planck of wood.  
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Abbot   the head of the monks.  
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Vassalage   system of mutual obligations of a person, vassal, with a monarch, usually of military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain guarantees: land. distinct from fidelitas, sworn loyalty of subject to king  
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Chivalry   medieval PRINCIPLES, governing knighthood and knightly conduct  
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Feudalism   decentralized, socio-political structure in which a WEAK MONARCHY attempts to control the lands of the realm through reciprocal agreements with regional leaders  
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