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Feudalism definition
a social system of rights and obligations based on land ownership power
pros of feudalism
protection
restored trade
no one person ruled
cons of feudalism
no strong central gov for big projects
who had the most power in the feudalism system
lords/nobles
What led to feudalism
Charles Martel gave large pieces of land to nobles willing to fight for him
lords gave the serfs _______
protection
serf gave the lords _____
labor
describe the life of a noble woman
ran the manor
overseas food and storage
medical duties
pages main duties
care for and controlled war horse
served ladies
learned manners
squire main duties
served knights in battle
learned to handle lance and weapons
responsibility of a vassal
vassals gave military services and the lord gave vassal land
why did nobles raise their own armies and build castles
protection
landownership=_______
power
define freeman
peasant that could leave as wish
define serf
peasant that couldn't leave as wish
4 reasons farming became more productive at the end of the middle ages
heavy plows
mills
crop rotation
horse collar
why did knights participate in tournaments
practice for war
how was it decided what class a person would belong too
born into it
could a person change the class he or she belonged to
no you had to have noble blood
Define Canterbury Tales
collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer
Define fief
land granted to a vassal
Define coat of arms
identified a knight in battle
Define vassal
noble who served a lord of higher rank
Define knight
warrior on horseback
Define joust
competition between 2 mounted knights
Define code of chivalry
protect weak
honor gods
don't change unhorsed foe
Define manor
a manor included
manors house
surrounding fields
peasant villages
Author
Olivia.Woodruff
ID
315324
Card Set
Social Studies 3
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Updated
2016-02-04T20:57:51Z
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