Objective: to describe how Feudalism developed

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Objective to describe how Feudalism developed as
a response to Viking attacks and to support these
statements
1. the control of land was the key to
feudalism. 2. Feudalism was a system in which
public power became private power
3. Feudalism provided a system of local
defense. 4. In theory, feudal society was a
pyramid
FEUDALISM
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Land and Government

• system of government in which power was based on
  land ownership (fiefs) that was tied to military
  service

• Weak kings ignored their responsibilities. They
  could not protect their land or property.
• They depended on nobles for food, horses and
  soldiers

• Clergy also owned land and held power.
• They helped the poor and sick and advised the
  nobles.

• Power was based on the ownership of land.

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Describe the life of the clergy, what was their
role in the pyramid?
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Define the life of a serf? Would you rather be a
serf or a peasant? Why?
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• Frankish leaders gave soldiers land as a reward
  for their service and loyalty.
• Soldiers were able to get their income to buy
  horses and battle equipment from their fiefs.
• Soldiers (knights) had a base from which to rule
  Europe.

• Nobles began collecting taxes and enforcing laws.
• They gave peasants protection in return for their
  promise to work for them in the fields.
• Nobles were both lords and vassals.

• Act of Homage ( glove, stick or stone)
• The lord promised to protect his vassal
  
  from enemy attacks.
• Vassals duties
• Help the lord in battle
• Make payments to the lord.
• Attend the lords court

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How was feudalism an improvement upon Western
Europes way of life After the fall of Rome? What
were the stabilizing forces?
Feudalism A Medieval Way of Life
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The Nobility

• Nobles lived in wooden farmhouses surrounded by
  palisades. The earliest form of castles were
  motte and bailey castles
• All activities took place in one room with a high
  ceiling and straw-covered floor.

Keep
Battlements
Curtain wall
Great Hall
Drawbridge

• Castles were designed as fortresses.
• The nobles servants, officials and family lived
  there.
• It contained enough space to store a supply of
  food and water for as long as six months.

Portcullis / Gatehouse
Bailey
Moat
Arrow loops
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• Noblemen looked after their estate, went hunting
  and fishing, and held court.
• They played chess and were entertained by
  minstrels singing and playing music.

• Noblewomen were called ladies.
• Their marriages were planned and her family gave
  the groom a dowry.
• They helped run the estate when the lord was
  away.
• Her main duties were to raise children, take care
  of the household and care for the sick with her
  knowledge of plants and herbs.

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Describe the form and function of a castle.
Would you want to live in one? Why or why not?
Two movies one on pic and one with words
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Knighthood

• Steps to knighthood
• At 7, a page helped knights care for their armor
  and destriers.
• At 15, a squire was put under the care of a
  single knight and went with him to battle.
• At a special ceremony, the young man was dubbed
  and pronounce a knight.

• Knights were armed soldiers on horseback.
• They followed the code of chivalry. The were
  expected to
• Obey the lord
• Show bravery
• Respect women
• Honor the Church
• Help people

Knights trained for war in tournaments. The most
popular event was the joust. The cost was high
men and horses were wounded, lances, swords and
suits of armor were damaged, and the noble who
sponsored the event had to feed many people.
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1 The knights iron helmet was tapered to deflect
blows. Pads were worn underneath the helmet to
steady it on the knights head.
2 The bevor was a metal plate that protected the
lower part of the face that was left exposed by
the helmet.
5 The knights shoulders, arms, and hands were
protected by four different pieces of armor The
pauldron was a shoulder plate fit over the
breastplate. The vambrace were arm guards that
protected the upper and lower arms. The coulter
were elbow guards. The gauntlet provided plate
armor protection on the outside of the hand.
Leather gloves were worn underneath so the knight
could keep hold of his weapons.
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3 The cuirass, or breast and back plate provided
essential protection. Straps at the waist and
shoulders connected the breastplate to the back
panel.
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4 The mail skirt protects the knights groin and
makes movement easier. It was a tight net of
riveted metal links.
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6 A horse was the knights most important
purchase. One might cost as much as a years
income. The warhorse was called a destrier.
Horses often wore cloth coverings decorated with
the knights coat of arms.
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How did someone become a knight? What were their
duties? Would you Want to be a knight? Why or why
not? Two movies one on pic one on words
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The Manor
Lands were divided into farming communities
called manors. The noble chose officials to run
his manor The seneschal visited each fief
regularly. The bailiff made sure the peasants
worked hard in the fields. Manors were isolated
and forced to produce food, clothing, shelter and
tools by themselves. Two groups of peasants
worked on the manor The freemen were peasants
who paid the noble for the right to farm land.
They could move from place to place. The serfs
were a nobles property. They could not move,
own property or marry without the nobles
permission. They worked long hours spending 3
days working the lords land and giving him part
of their own crops. They used the three-field
system and heavy iron plows.
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