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The Middle Ages

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Feudal system   the name given to the system of land ownership in the Middle Ages  
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Motte   a man made hill on which a castle was built  
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Moat   a deep ditch dug around the walls of a castle  
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Portcullis   an iron gate which could be lowered over the entrance of a castle during an attack  
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Barbican   a defensive gatehouse at the entrance of a castle  
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Fosterage   a common practice in the Middle Ages whereby the children of the lord and the lady of the castle were sent to other noble families to supervise their upbringing  
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Hawking   a form of hunting whereby birds of prey are trained to hunt for small animals  
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Demesne   the land retained by the lord for his own use  
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Jousting   a contest in which two knights on horseback charge at each other with a lance in an attempt to unseat their opponent  
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Chivalry   a code of conduct for knights  
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Open field system   a system in which the land in the village was divided into three large fields and then divided into different strips, which were farmed by the serfs  
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