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WKWB 5/6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List some things you might find in the outer court of a castle | Garden, water mill, orchard, fields, stables, houses, churches, bakery |
| Why was there sometimes a chapel? | So someone could escape and gain favor of the church if they were being attacked |
| What was the dais? | The place where the master of the castle stood in the great hall |
| In Italy, why were the beds put on trestles? | To escape rats and mice |
| How did rich men make their castle more colorful? | Bright tapestries, silk and fur bed coverings, paintings |
| What was the most elegant tast of clothing? | To wear planty different colors at the same time |
| What is a wimple? | A covering of linen or silk worn arranged in folds over the neck, chin and sides of face |
| How long was a fortnight? | 14 days |
| Why would someone want to break the law just to dress lavishly? | It was a mark of rising |
| Did they dress is lavish costumes everyday? | No, most days they wore simple dress |
| What was on the tapestries that hung from the wall? | Scenes from the Bible or of saints, hunting and hawking |
| What time was supper and what did they eat? | 9-11am; venison, bear, peacock, swan, salmon, eel pie |
| What was a subtlety? | A sugar and pastry float that ended an alaborate meal |
| Trencers | Plates used to eat from, first made from bread then later from wood |
| What did people of the Middle Ages eat with? What did they think about forks? | They ate with knives and their fingers, they thought using a fork was a foolish, sinful luxury |
| What was the job of a minstrel? | They sang and played instruments |
| What was another name for the jester? | A fool. But he was actually very wise |
| Did girls go to school? | They were taught by the ladies of the castle to sew, manage a household, sing, defend themselves and nurse a wounded knight |
| What would they do after dining in the great hall? | Play games |
| What is a feudal tenor? | Nobles would receive land from the king, and promise to protect him |
| What is a vassal? | A noble who committed himself to the king |
| What was 'doing homage'? | The ceremony where the noble bound himself to the king |
| What was a money feif? | A fixed amount of money a knig would pay a knight yearly for his service |
| How long was the military service required from a vassal? | 40 days |
| What else was a vassal required to do whilw on duty? | Offer advice, defend the king and entertain |
| When a vassal died, who would take his place | His son |
| Feudal System | The political system in Europe during the Middle Ages. A network of kings and their vassals which provided a hierarchy of protection |
| What was a liege lord? | A man who could do homage to a number of different men for land, but owed military duty to only one of them |
| Ranks of common people: | Slaves, had no rights; villeins, could not be sold but stayed with the land if it was sold; free tenants, paid for land with service and money |
| What was the difference between a castle and a manor? | A monor was where the lords lived, mini castles |
| How was farm land divided? | In long, narrow strips |
| What is an extent? | The list of men and work required for each peice of land |
| About how much of a villeins time was given in service to his lord? | One half |
| Who would judge between a villein and his lord | The lord |
| Name three officials who ran the manor | Reeve, in charge of the land; baliff, in charge of the whole manor and produce sold; steward, checked on other land owned by the lord |
| What was meant when a house was sweetened? | When they travelled to other manors just to let their manor air out |
| Why did a tenant not grieve for his freedom? | Because it was so dangerous, they needed the protection of the feudal system |
| What two events ended the feudal system? | The black plague, the knights were defeated by the yeomen |
| In what way are we influenced today by a custom that originated in the Middle Ages? | When a man dies and has no heirs, his estate goes to the king, or the government |
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