THE MIDDLE AGES

1. THE MIDDLE AGES 1ºB

3. 1. When did the middle ages start, and when did they end? • Start: 476 CE • End: 1500 CE

4. 2. In medieval times, there were three major groups of people.Theywerethe… • They were the King, the nobles and the peasants.

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

6. 4. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called … was formed. • Around 900 CE, a new form of government called monarchy was formed.

7. 5. In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What does the term vassal mean?  • Vassals: person granted the use of land, in return forrendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalentto a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.

8. 6. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? • Vassage ceremony or tribute.

9. Elena 7-12

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

11. 8. A boy 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.

12. 9. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals in the middle ages compared to how we eat today?  • there ate breads, pastries, pies, pastas, porridges, crumbs, vegetables dry fruits as nuts, almonds, chestnuts, fruits (apples, pears, plums, grapes, lemons, quinces, grenades) and vegetables (especially schools, cabbages, etc. ). And certainly the wine and the oil. Onion and garlic and the almond milk.

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

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

15. 12. The serfs 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.

16. Celina 13-18

17. 13. The were free to leavethemanor, butusuallydidn'tbecausetherereallywas no place forthem to go. *The servants could not pay taxes and do not have enough money to live so here emigrate to other countries.

18. 14. How didthecommonerspaytheirtaxes to the lord? *They paid taxes to the local duke or have paid taxes to the king.

19. 15. Couldmost of thecommonpeoplereadorwrite? *It was not common because most did not have a qualified education

20. 16.in medieval times wasbrokenintofiefs. * . People could not be bought and sold, but they could not leave their land without permission.

21. 17. Thefiefincluded at leastonevillage, fortheserfs, themanorhouseor, and areas set aside to grow, feed, orcatchthefields, pasture land, and woods. *Normally, peasant houses were usually one-room huts of trunks with mud, with thatched roofs. Farmers grew their own food. Three days a week, worked to provide food for the master of the house.

22. 18. At whatagedidthesons of noblemenbegintheir training forknighthood? *The son of a nobleman could start training to be a gentleman when he was seven years old.

23. Sergio 19-24

24. 19. At age 15, he became a squire and was assigned to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.

25. 20. Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a knight .

26. 21. What was the code called that said that all knights had to be brave in battle and is now the basis of good manners in most Western societies? Chivalry.

27. 22. Knights wore shirts of mail, which was made from hundreds of thousands of iron rings, all linked together to protect against the blow of another knight's sword.

28. 23. What was a knight's most important weapon that blacksmiths invented to be able to cut through mail and bone? Sword.

29. 24. What was the trajectory weapon called that was used at this time to fling rocks? Catapult.

30. Alejandro 24-30

31. 25. What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls? Catapult.

32. 26. A catapult was like a giant crossbow that shot giant arrows

33. 27. Joust were public contests of skill between knights. Anyone could enter if they had armor, a horse, a sword, and a shield.

34. 28. The joust 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.

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

36. 30. The king tried to stop the tournaments because they were too violent, but never succeeded.