1)
What was a code of chivalry? Who did it apply to? List the rules of
chivalry.
It was rules stated that a knight was
to obey his lord, show bravery, respect women of noble birth, honor the Church
and help people.
2)
How did Knights train for war?
He was sent away from his family to the
castle of another lord when he was seven years old. There he learned to be a
page or a person who helped the knights of the castle care for their destriers.
Pages also polished the knights’ armor some of shich weighed up to 80 pounds or
36 kilograms. A page learned good maners and ran errands for the ladies. He was
taught to ride and fight. By age 14 he could handle a lance and sword while on
horseback. When they were 15 they became a squire. Each squires duty was to go
into battle with his knight. He was expected to resuc the knight if he was
wounded or fell off his horse.
If a squire proved to be a good
fighter, he was rewarded by being made a knight. They also prepared for war by
training for tournaments.
3)
Explain the organization of feudal Manors.
Manors were found on fiefs and were
owned by nobles.
4)
What was the difference between Freeman and Serfs?
A freeman paid the noble for the right
to farmland. Then serfs Serfs were and their descendants were a noble’s
property.
5)
What was a serf's life like? Discuss the "bright" moments.
In Charlemagne’s time, the serfs worked
long hours in the fields and performed many services for the nobles. Serfs
spent three days of the week working the lord’s strips of land and the rest of
the week caring for their own strips. However they had to give part of their
own crops to the noble. They also paid him for the use of the villages mill,
bread oven and wine press. A serfs life had some bright moments Sunday was a
day of rest from work. At Christmas the lord paid for a great feast and
entertainment. Holidays were celebrated with singing and dancing on the village
green. When they could serfs took part in such sports as wrestling , archery
and soccer.
6)
Why did people on a manor produce everything they needed?
Because of poor transportation and
frequent fighting isolated manors from on another.
7)
How could serfs obtain their freedom?
It was not easy one way was to escape
to the towns. If a serf was not caught and remained in town for more than a
year he or she was considered free. By the middle ages serfs were allowed to
buy their freedom.
8)
What changes had taken place in farming by the 1200s?
They used the three – field system of
farming and started to use a heavy iron plow. The horse collar was incented
allowing horses instead of slow-moving oxen to plow fields. All of this enabled
the peasants to grow more food.
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