The Middle Ages
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Hi, my name is
Crispin. Remember
me? I want to tell you
more about the
Middle Ages! As you
know, I was a
peasant….
-1500
•Western and northern Europe
•“Medieval”- Latin : medius
•Key word
•Urbanization for the first time
•Early Middle Ages, the High
Middle Ages, and the Late
Middle Ages
Questions about the Middle Ages
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What was life like in the Middle Ages?
Where did the Middle Ages take place? Was it only
in Europe?
Why was the church important?
When did children go to school?
Who were some of the famous people of the Middle
Ages? Why were they important?
How did the Black Plague kill so many people?
Map of Europe in 998.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Europe998new.png
FEUDALISM
Lord Furnival
1) A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and
military service.
2) In other words, the king awarded land grants or "fiefs" to his
most important nobles, his barons, and his bishops, in return for
their contribution of soldiers for the king's armies.
Crispin
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Crispin: Here’s
a map of what
Stromford may
have looked
like.
Go ahead and
color in the
legend on your
handout.
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Serfs:
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Bound to lord for life.
Needed permission to marry
Under protection of lord
Not allowed to leave land
Castles
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could only be built by the approval of the king
Used for defense
Everything the king or nobles needed would
be found inside the house
Concentric Castles- Why were they called
concentric castles?
Deal Castle
The Church
Above: More like the church at Stromford
Left: Perhaps like a church in Great Wexly
Why would Crispin be so surprised?
Knighthood: professional soliders
KNIGHT – 20 yrs
SQUIRE – 15 or 16 yrs
PAGE – 8 yrs
Code of Chivalry
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Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches, and shalt observe all its
directions.
Thou shalt defend the Church.
Thou shalt repect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender
of them.
Thou shalt love the country in the which thou wast born.
Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
Thou shalt make war against the Infidel without cessation, and without
mercy.
Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to
the laws of God.
Thou shalt never lie, and shall remain faithful to thy pledged word.
Thou shalt be generous, and give largess to everyone.
Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the
Good against Injustice and Evil.
Questions about the Middle Ages
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What was life like in the Middle Ages?
Where did the Middle Ages take place? Was it only
in Europe?
Why was the church important?
When did children go to school?
Who were some of the famous people of the Middle
Ages? Why were they important?
How did the Black Plague kill so many people?
Now, you know a
little bit more about
the Middle Ages.
What are your
questions now?