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Middle Ages history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Moat | A ditch filled with water that surrounds the castle |
| Siege | An attack of a castle |
| Tower | structure protects castle, above castle |
| Turrett | smaller towers on top of tower |
| Arrow Loop | hole, window to shoot through |
| Draw Bridge | bridge that lifts up, ditch |
| Portcullis | gate with pointy spikes on grid to smash down, shoot through holes, protects gate |
| Gate House | structure that protects the gate |
| Embrasure | tooth design on top of portcullis |
| Dungeon | a prison cell underground of castle |
| Keep | the place that the lord and his family stayed, safest part in the castle |
| Great Hall | main room of a castle |
| Curtain Walls | Walls in-between towers |
| Murder Hole | hidden hole to drop stuff from above |
| Garderobe | toilet |
| Cesspit | the place the disposal went(sewage) |
| Bailey | the place where blacksmith and warriors stayed, where warriors practiced, next to motte |
| Mtte and bailey | considered the first defense |
| Hording | wall protects from anything, made from greenwood |
| Vassal | the lord gives you a place to stay and food, and you and your family until in-exinstsint have to give him service |
| Men at arms | soldier,class below a knight, for every 1 knight 10 men at arms |
| stages of becoming a knight | @ 5 years lived with knight gave him a hard time prepare him, @ 5 years always armed, 5-14 page boy, 14-19 squire (servant for knight), 20+ knight |
| Level of Royalty(Men) | (Royal Lords) King, Prince Royal, Prince, Duke (Lords) Earl, Count, Viscount, Baron Knight |
| Level of Royalty(Women) | (Royal Lords) Queen, Princess Royal, Princess, Duchess (Lords) Countess, Countess, Viscountess, Baroness |
| Why Rome fell(4 reasons) | Empires split into two, Eastern and Western, lack of gold and silver, way to replace leader was to kill everybody in front of you, inflation money raised |
| Pax Romana | 180 years with no war |
| Waddle and Daub | houses made out of weaved tree limbs and mushed animal waste |
| Yin and Yang | everything = |
| Silk Road | trading route, ideas and items passed, China to Europe |
| Samurai | Japaneese warrior |
| Bushido | The way of the warrior, honesty code |
| Kami | Shintu Kami was the religion of the Samurai |
| Sepuko | traditional suiscide with the Katana sword |
| shield with lightning bolt | red and black, strenght and wisdom |
| star sign |
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Rocketmikey
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