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Tell us 5 parts of the castle in the picture:
1 tower 2 drawbridge 3 servants' quarters 4 parade ground 5 Keep 6 battlements 7 walls 8 arrow slit 9 moat
Peasants practised industrialised farming and sold what they grew. True or false?
false
The main crops in feudal Europe were cereals, pulses, grape vines and olive trees. Vegetables and fruit trees are also planted. True or false?
true
The two-field system is a rotation system based on using the field to grow a winter crop the first part of the year, a spring crop the second part of the year and leave fallow land at the end of the year. True or false?
false
Fallow was part of a field left unplanted for a year or two for the soil to recover. True or false?
true
They worked the lord's land:
serfs .
They had the right to get married, leave the fiefdom, learn a trade, etc.):
free peasants .
They owned their own land (allods):
free peasants .
They could not leave the fiefdom, get married or leave inheritance without the permission of the lord:
serfs .
They were not legally bound to a lord:
free peasants .
The work peasants were forced to do a certain number of days a year on the lord's land.
personal service
Plot of land that the lord provided to serfs or free peasants in exchange for their labour and taxes.
holding
The best land that the lord reserved for himself.
demesne
The part of the harvest that peasants had to give the lord.
census
Feudal lord's right to collect payment from peasants for use of the oven, the mill, the blacksmith's and other services.
monopoly right
Peasants' obligation to offer the lord the first fruits of the harvest.
first fruit
The complete authority of a feudal lord over his fiefdom and the obligation to protect peasants in case of war or danger.
jurisdictional power
Power granted to feudal lords to issue orders, administer justice, control and collect taxes for services and impose other taxes.
jurisdictional rights
The right of feudal lords to economically exploit their lands.
territorial rights
What was the social role of the Church?
Helping the poor, caring for the sick and teaching in monastery schools.
What was the main income of the Church?
Tithes, manorial rights, donations from the faithful, rent from houses and the sale of products from its lands.
What religious obligations did Christians have to fulfill?
Pray daily, attend Mass on Sundays, fast during Lent, confess once a year, practise charity...
How did the Church regulate people's lives?
Through the ceremonies that marked a person's life and festivities throughout the year.
Why was the church the most important building in any village or city?
Because its bells marked the rhythm of daily life, announcing mass, warning of danger and calling meetings.
The noble, idealised and chivalrous courtship ritual that troubadours sang about:
courtly love .
Confrontation with real weapons between groups of knights:
tournament .
Courtship in which the knight must behave towards their lady as vassals would towards their lord:
courtly love .
Conflict in which knights fought in their lords' armies to defend the territory or come to the aid of the king:
war .
Single combat between two knights:
joust .
Name 4 of the different parts that make up a knight's equipment:
1 protection for the horse 2 mail coat 3 helmet 4 shield 5 lance 6 bridle 7 stirrup 8 spur
Open space in the centre of the castle where the army and knights trained:
parade ground
Narrow walkway along the castle walls, protected from the outside by a crenellated wall:
patrol path .
Structure with two or three floors, where the feudal lord and his family lived and surveillance was kept:
keep .
In the castle, small square stone pillars that crowned the walls and towers:
battlements .
In the castle, gate that protected the door:
portcullis .
In the castle, opening through which archers shoot:
arrow slit .
Banquets or parties were sometimes held in which minstrels and troubadours performed. They ate a lot of meat and drank wine and beer. True or false?
true
Nobles lived in palaces in village centres. True or false?
false
Noblewomen were never responsible for the castle and its domains. True or false?
false
The main activities of noblewomen were studying (reading and maths), cooking and sewing. True or false?
false
The most important activities for nobles were training for battle, hunting and falconry. True or false?
true
What was the meaning of the King's cloak?
service towards the Church
What was the meaning of the King's hand of justice?
the authority to judge
What was the meaning of the King's sword?
military strength
What was the meaning of the King's crown?
supreme authority and power
What was the meaning of the King's crown?
supreme authority and power
What was the meaning of the King's sceptre?
the divine origin of royal power
What was the meaning of the King's gold ring?
the union of God and his people through the monarch
The lesser nobility who ruled part of a fief granted by a feudal lord and kept a small army were called...
knights
A king's vassal, of noble or ecclesiastical origin, who ruled and economically exploited a fiefdom was called...
a feudal lord.
The ceremony in which the king gave the vassal some land (fief) to govern was...
investiture.
The ceremony in which the vassal knelt before the king and promised his fidelity, advice and military and economic help was...
homage.
To govern and maintain their kingdoms, monarchs had to rely on nobles, with whom they established a system of personal relationships known as...
vassalage.
Territory owned by a nobleman who governs with total freedom in the name of King:
fief .
Personal relationship of dependency and loyalty established between a king and a noble:
vassalage .
State of peasants who have been placed under the protection of a nobleman in exchange for working his land:
serfdom .
Medieval society was divided into three classes: nobles, clergy and peasants. True or false?
false
The peasants also established a system of personal relations with the king: in exchange for protection, peasants worked the monarch's lands and became his servants. True or false?
false
The basis of feudalism was the system of personal relationships established between kings and nobles: kings made nobles their vassals and, in exchange for military aid, granted them a fiefdom. True or false?
true
Kings relied on nobles to protect their kingdoms. True or false?
true
The fall of Charlemagne's empire and a series of invasions in the 9th and 10th centuries facilitated the expansion of feudalism. True or false?
true
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