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The Medieval Society

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Normans   show
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Feudalism   show
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Motte and Bailey   show
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Keep   show
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show TOP of the KEEP were people could attack from when under siege.  
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show WALLS surrounding the castle.  
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show small towers at the corners of the top of the keep.  
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show 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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show 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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show embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.  
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show 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   show
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show castle toilet  
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show Staircase in the keep, leading up to the lords and ladys bedroom.  
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show hall in the KEEP where they feasted.  
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show Wall-hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs.  
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Solar   show
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show bottom part of KEEP tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.  
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Pageboy   show
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Squire   show
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show last stage of becoming a knight.  
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show a 'fake fight' between two knights. Lances, horses, swordfight  
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Manor   show
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Charter   show
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Guild   show
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Curfew   show
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show PUNISHMENT where your hands had to be locked into a planck of wood.  
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show the head of the monks.  
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show 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   show
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show 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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