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Chapter 24

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Nobles gained right to
collect taxes, enforce law, coined their own money, raised army
Symbols of lord's words
glove, stick, or stone
People of manor produced
clothing, food, and shelter, for both themselves and the lord
Christmas
lord had great feast and entertainment, singing and dancing in village green
vassal
noble who served a lord of higher rank and gave him loyalty
act of homage
ceremony that made the tie between lord and vassal official
Frankish leader during feudalism
Charles Martel
knight
warrior on horseback
bailiff
made sure peasants worked hard in the fields
castles
stone houses with each corner having a lookout
fief
estate
Serf Sports
wrestling, soccer,and archery
scabbard
sword holder on side, show that would fight by side of lord
code of chivalry
rules: to obey his lord, show bravery, respect women of noble birth, honor the Church, and help people
Knight promised to
defend the Church and his lord, to protect weak
Spreading infection
animals lived in house
keep
tall tower with thick walls
Feudal Territories
size of Greek City-states, no central city, noble who owned land had political power
Noble lived in
wooden house or castle
Page
person who helped the knights for their war-horses, from 7-14
seneschal
looked after the noble's fiefs by visiting each fief regularly
by 14, a page could
handle a lance and sword while on horseback
Woman of the time:
married by age 12, males had complete authority, if not married by 21 considered single for life, defend castle, take care of household, train young children
Cottages crowded around open area called
village green
squire
15, under the care and training of one knight, go into battle and rescue knight
Throw scraps on
straw floor, causing it to be swept every few months
Vassal promised to
serve lord and helped him in battle, lord gave vassal a fief
Sent sons to castle of a lord
to learn manners, polish armor
joust
two armored knights on horseback carrying dull lances galloped towards each other from opposite ends of the field
Land ownership tied to
military service
People in castle could hold out for
6 months
feudalism
landowning nobles governed and protected the people in exchange for services
Manor Court
settled differences, gave out fines and punishment, and discussed manor business
portcullis
iron gate that served as entrance to castle
clergy
religious leaders owned land and held power
Kings after Charlemagne
weak, ignored responsibilites, nobles grew more powerful
Work schedule
3 days worked on nobles farm strips 3 days worked on own farm strip. Sunday day of rest
dubbing
special ceremony of becoming a knight, tapped shoulder with sword
Serfs-
noble's property, could not move to another area, own property or marry without noble's permission
tournaments
special contests that tested strength, skill, and endurance
freeman
peasants who paid the noble for the right to farm, worked only on strip of land and had rights under law. Noble could kick off manor without warning.
peasants lived in
small villages of cottages
manor
farming communities found on fiefs and owned by nobles
palisades
high wooden fences
Horse Collar
allowing horses instead of slow-moving oxen to plow field, also invented three-field farming and heavy iron plow
When vassal died
fief went to oldest son
Lord captured in battle
vassals became prisoners or payed a ransom
Serfs paid for
r use of mill, bread oven, and wine press. gave part of crops to noble
Nobles had ___ over woman
complete authority
A page learned
good manners and ran errands for the ladies

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