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Flashcards by Liz Broderick, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Liz Broderick
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Name the system of government in medieval times | Feudal |
| who is the head of this form of government | the king |
| what was an unfree peasant called | a serf |
| how could an unfree peasant become free | escape from the village for a year and a day |
| what was the main meal that peasants ate called | pottage |
| what was the area of land a lord kept for himself called | a demesne |
| what was the first type of castle called | a motte and bailey |
| the mound of clay in the first type of castles was called this | motte |
| what was the flat land that the houses were built on called? | bailey |
| what is the river of water around a stone castle called? | a moat |
| what type of bridge went over this river | a draw bridge |
| what was the name of the wall that surrounded the castle | a curtain wall |
| what is the name of the area on top of this wall where soldiers could stand called? | a battlement |
| what was the name of the building that the lord and his family lived in? | the keep |
| name 2 types of bow and arrow soldiers used in the middle ages | cross bow and long bow |
| name two stages in becoming a knight | page and squire |
| what disease killed a lot of people in the middle ages | the black death |
| name two symptoms of this disease | black boils and fever |
| what was the rules of a town called | a charter |
| why was there a wall around a town | for protection |
| name two stages in the training of a craftsman | apprentice and journey man |
| what was the rules of the craftsmen called | a guild |
| what does curfew mean | put out the fire |
| name two types of punishment for crimes | stocks and scold bridle |
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