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The middle Ages
476-1500
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11th Grade
11/03/2009

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divided  his kingdom among three grandsons
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charlemagne
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Treaty of Verdun
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Divids empire into three kingdoms
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1.) west Franklin
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France
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Kingdom not given a name
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central
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East Franklin
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Germany
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controlled by the vikings/norseman/northman
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north germany
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feudalism
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ruling power held by private lords, based on land ownership and personal loyalty development.
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The middle ages form of money
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land
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lord vassal system
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the king owned the land, the person who recieves the land is his vassal
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vassal
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2nd in charge that helped a king lead an area
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outh of fielty
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outh vassals had to take showing loyalty to their king
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fief/fiefdom
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tract of land given from the king to his vassal
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feudal contract
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layed out rules between lord and vassal and stated that vassals must provide military services, entertainment and shelter
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nobility
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classification of society of kings and vassals, it was mostly inherited or gained through marriage
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clergy
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classification of church officials, they were wealthy and generally educated
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peasants/serf
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largest class of people during the middle ages. the only way they could climb their to a higher classification was through permission from their lord
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freeman/villans/nomen
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Higher stage of peasants that had some skill or trade wanted by the king
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Manorial system/farm
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agricultural system that were centered on manors
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manor
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self contained estates run mostly by nobels and had the advantage of no starving
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chivalry
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manners/customs of knighthood, being able to ride a horse
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Page
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first step in becoming a knight that would first learn how to serve the table and would tend to the women of the castle
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squire
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second step in becoming a knight, training on horse and weapons, they would also help the knights during battle
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quintain
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machine squires would use to practice jousting
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KNighthood
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Achieved around age 21,
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dubbing
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meant every knight would be honorable and speak the truth, and is where the knight recieved his golden spurs
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mintrels
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singers that told tales of heros from other areas. they would recieve money from knights to share their stories
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Code of warfare
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1 never fight on the holy day of sunday

2 never fought between sunset and sunrise

3 did not fight without warning

4do not fight on leader birthday

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dowry
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items given from a brides family in order to marry her off
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weapons of the middle ages
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1morning star- chain and club with spikes

2mace- club with spikes

3halberd- spear. one side an axe the other a sharp dagger

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steward
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the highest rank legal advisor for the lord, travels manor to manor throughout a kingdom
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bailiff
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supervised the peasants and farm work, responsible for collecting rent and managing farms
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reeve
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helped bailiff supervise the manor
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