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Life in Medieval Times - Coggle Diagram
Life in Medieval Times
Feudal System
King
Barons (lords) & Bishops
Knights
Peasants
fief, oath of fealty
Castle
Lord
organised business of castle, kept territory under control, carried out king's wishes
Lady
in charge of running castle, gave orders to servants, educated daughters
Types of Castles
Motte & Bailey
motte, moat, keep, bailey, drawbridge, wood
Stone
keep, bailey, moat, battlements, tower/turret, curtain wall, drawbridge, portcullis, gatehouse, arrow slit windows
Attacking a Castle
Battering rams, catapults, ballista, siege towers, tunnels, siege ladders
Castles could survive for months under siege - enough food & well for water
Entertainment & Feasts
minstrels, jesters, jousting, hawking
great hall, tapestries, meat based, preserved with salt/spices
Knights
Specially trained fighters
Age 7: page
Age 14: Squire
Age 21: Knight
Dubbing ceremony & Code of Chivalry
Body armour, chainmail, shield, helmet, lance, sword
Peasants
small single room
wattle & daub, thatched roof
No chimney
worked on Lord's demesne
paid a tithe to parish priest
bailiff
Crop Rotation
Open-farm system - Land was divided into 3 huge fields
Crop rotation practised
one field left fallow
Wheat – bread, oats – porridge, barley - beer
Fourth field – commons – used for grazing the peasants’ animals
Merchants & Craftsmen
apprentices began at 14
after 7 years, make a masterpiece
become a journeyman
guild: controlled standard, took care of members (e.g. sick)
Markets held once a week
Fairs lasted longer: once or twice a year
Life of Religious
Monks - monasteries, women - convents
followed Rule of St. Benedict
Different orders: Dominican, Franciscan
Helped poor & sick, taught reading & writing
Vows of poverty, chastity, obedience
monk: had a tonsure
Day organised around work & prayer (7x a day)
Monastery Building
church
refectory
cloister
infirmary
dormitory
scriptorium
almonry