III. Age of Chivalry

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III. Age of Chivalry
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A. Warriors on Horseback

• Knights armored troops on horses
• Most important part of the Medieval army
• Page Noble boys who went to live at another
  lords estate
• Squire Pages who became a knights servant at
  age 14

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Knights Jousting
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B. Knights Role

• Lords were in a constant state of war
• Lords raised private armies to defend their manor
• Each knight fought about 40 days a year
• Knights were rewarded with fiefs for their
  services

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C. Code of Chivalry

• Chivalry Complex set of ideals that demanded a
  knight to defend three masters
• 1) Feudal Lord
• 2) Heavenly Lord
• 3) Chosen Lady

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D. Medieval Warfare

• Castles Giant fortress, designed for defense
• Changed the way warfare was conducted
• Catapult Threw large objects or bodies over
  castle walls
• Defenders of castles poured hot oil or molten
  lead on enemy soldiers

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E. Role of Women

• Most women, just like men, were powerless during
  the Middle Ages
• Catholic Church also taught that women were
  inferior to men

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F. Catholic Church

• Catholic Latin for universal
• With weak central governments the Church emerged
  as the most powerful institution
• Pope Leader of the Catholic Church
• European emperors bowed to the Pope on all
  religious and social matters during the Middle
  Ages

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G. Unifying Force

• Middle Ages were a hard time to live
• Church acted as the one institution that united
  people together
• Every day life was harsh but all people were
  given equal chances at salvation

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H. Church Law

• Canon Law Church laws that all Christians were
  required to follow
• Excommunication Banishment from the church
• If kings or lords were excommunicated people were
  not required to follow them

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Catholic Baptism