Middle ages wequest THE BOO DOG HOUSE

1. Middle ages wequestTHE BOO DOG HOUSE

2. María Lozano 1-6

3. 1º 1. When did the middle ages start, and when did they end? 500 CE - 1500 CE (CE stands for Common Era and basically means the same thing as AD.)

4. 2º 2. In medieval times, there were three major groups of people. They were the peasants, the knights, and the nobles and officials.

5. 3º 3. If people wanted more land, the would simply start a fight with someone.

6. 4º 4. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called Feudalismwas formed.

7. 5º 5. In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What does the term vassal mean? Someone who serves

8. 6º 6. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? Homage

9. Ana Mondejar 7-12

10. 7º 7. During the middle ages, noblewomen had no rights. They were the property of their husbands. They could not even chose their own husbands; their fatherchose for them.

11. 8. The girl did not go to school. They were taught by their mother how to behave and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle ages. 8º

12. 9 9. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals in the middle ages compared to how we eat today? The poor ate less and poorer and the rich ate a lot and better.

13. 10º 10. Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle ages? Ruled Christianity.

14. 11. The common people in the middle ages were the peasants and the artisans. 11º

15. 12. The peasants could not leave the manor without permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the lad was sold to a new owner. 12º

16. María Martínez 13- 18

17. 13. • The ________________ were free to leave the manor, but usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.

18. 14. • How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord? Sometimes the taxes were paid in crops, sometimes in money, plus they had to set aside a number of days every year to work for the noble.

19. 15. •  Could most of the common people read or write? No

20. 16. • The land in medieval times was broken into fiefs.

21. 17. • The fief included at least one village, _________ for the serfs, the manor house or _____________, and areas set aside to grow, feed, or catch_____________the fields, pasture land, and woods.

22. 18. • At what age did the sons of noblemen begin their training for knighthood? 

23. Víctor Martínez 19-24

24. Claudia Moreno 24-30

25. 24 • 24. What was the trajectory weapon called that was used at this time to fling rocks? • It was the catapult.

26. 25 • 25. What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls? • It was the catapult.

27. 26 • 26. A the catapult was like a giant crossbow that shot giant arrows

28. 27 • 27. The fair were public contests of skill between knights. Anyone could enter if they had armor, a horse, a sword, and a shield.

29. 28 • 28. The fair was a form of combat between two knights in which the knights rode on horses and tried to knock each other off their horse using a lance.

30. 29 • 29. The tournamentswas a team sport in which each side tried to knock their opponent's colored flags off their backs, using clubs and blunt swords.

31. 30 • 30. The church tried to stop the tournaments because they were too violent, but never succeeded.

32. THE END María Lozano Ana Mondejar María Martínez Claudia Moreno