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The Medieval Society

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show PEOPLE, from Normandy, France.  
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show system of relations between the members of the lords or knights of the upper class. These relations can include vassalage and chivalry.  
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Motte and Bailey   show
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show castle BUILDING where the lord and lady slept. most important building.  
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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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Turrets   show
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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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Portcullis   show
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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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Spiral Staircase   show
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show hall in the KEEP where they feasted.  
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Tapestry   show
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show 'sun room' in the castle.  
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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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show second stage of becoming a knight.  
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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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Abbot   show
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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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