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The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages

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  1. It is unfortunate that we do not have a Medieval European laid out on a table before us, ready for dissection. Society was arranged like a tree, with your nobles in the upper twigs and your peasants grubbing around the roots. This was known as the manurial system where land was passed through fathers to sons by primogenuflecture. To some degree rules diluted people into thinking that this was a religious operation. The Middle Ages Rise of Feudalism

  2. Invasions Erode Society • Vikings • From _________________ • Superior Sailors conducted raids on coastal areas • Reasons for raids and Viking Expansion 700-1000 • __________________________ • Youth Explosion • Weakness in neighboring areas • ____________________________ • ____________________________ • ____________ • From Eastern Europe and Central Asia • Cross Danube River into Europe in late 800s • Muslims • Attacked from North Africa • _____________________________ • Controlled much of Spain

  3. Creation of ____________ • Response to _______ • Rollo (Viking) and Charles the Simple (Frankish King) • Creation of Normandy (Land of the Northmen) • Structure of _________________ • Lords own large tracts of land • Lords loan land to ________ in exchange for _________________________ • Vassals employ ___________ to work the land • Most Peasants were _______ • Serfs were tied to the land, they could not leave it, but were not slaves; you were born into serfdom • The Clergy fell into the position of the Lords, but could also be Vassals • __________ were Vassals

  4. The Medieval Manor • The _____ was the basic ________________of Medieval Times • Manor consisted of all the lands of the Lord and included homes for peasants and serfs, fields, a manor house, a church and a village area. Woodlands and streams would also be included. • In exchange for ___________ peasants and serfs worked the land for the lord.

  5. Siege of a Castle • Castles were designed with defense in mind • _____________were machines used to break a castle

  6. Age of Chivalry • Chivalry from the French for Knight • Knights were _________________ • Charles Martel develops knights to combat mounted Muslim troops • Creation of the ______ and _________ makes mounted warriors a possibility. • Extremely _____________ to be a knight • Feudal system supports knights through being vassals to a lord • Chivalric Code • Designed to make warfare ____________ • Described obligations of knights • Protect _______ • Protect _______ • Protect _______ • Owed 40 days of mounted service per year. • Becoming a Knight • Age __ nobles become a Page • Age __ Pages become Squires • Age __ Squires become Knights

  7. Chivalric Culture • Literature, Art, and Song focused on ________________________________ • Epic poems were favorites of the nobles • The song of Roland • Most often poems were written in Latin or French • _______________ sang love songs • Most celebrated lady was Eleanor of Aquataine • Women’s Role • As feudalism increased women __________ • Women could inherit land, rule governments, and fought in battles • Land was handed down to sons not daughters • The _________ tries to lower the power of women

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