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La Société Médiévale
The Medieval Society
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Normans | PEOPLE, from Normandy, France. |
| Feudalism | system of relations between the members of the lords or knights of the upper class. These relations can include vassalage and chivalry. |
| Motte and Bailey | form of castle situated on a raised earthwork and surrounded by a protective fence and moat. |
| Keep | castle BUILDING where the lord and lady slept. most important building. |
| Battlements | TOP of the KEEP were people could attack from when under siege. |
| Curtain Walls | WALLS surrounding the castle. |
| Turrets | small towers at the corners of the top of the keep. |
| Drawbridge | 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. |
| Portcullis | GATE, consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to the castle can be lowered to prevent passage. |
| Ramparts | embankment built around a space for defensive purposes. |
| Moat | 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. |
| Bailey | Castle courtyard |
| Latrine | castle toilet |
| Spiral Staircase | Staircase in the keep, leading up to the lords and ladys bedroom. |
| Great Hall | hall in the KEEP where they feasted. |
| Tapestry | Wall-hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs. |
| Solar | 'sun room' in the castle. |
| Dungeon | bottom part of KEEP tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress. |
| Pageboy | first stage of becoming a knight. |
| Squire | second stage of becoming a knight. |
| Knighthood | last stage of becoming a knight. |
| Joust | a 'fake fight' between two knights. Lances, horses, swordfight |
| Manor | medieval village and land around it. |
| Charter | where the king gave permission to have a town government. |
| Guild | organisation, regulated the business of a craft. |
| Curfew | ORDER, in feudal Europe, by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell. |
| Stocks | PUNISHMENT where your hands had to be locked into a planck of wood. |
| Abbot | the head of the monks. |
| Vassalage | 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 |
| Chivalry | medieval PRINCIPLES, governing knighthood and knightly conduct |
| Feudalism | 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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