Showing posts with label castles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label castles. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Review time!

Daily Objectives:

If you were gone: 
Please print the review sheet and use your notebook to fill it in! All information should be contained in your notebook or on your Crusade foldable.

Test Review: Feudalism to Crusades

Rise to Feudalism

·         Define feudalism.
·         The feudal system was caused by people’s need for _____________________.
·         Define or describe a feudal lord. Vassal? Knight? Peasant? Serf?
·         Be able to draw and label the feudal pyramid.
·         The land given to a vassal by the king is called a _______________ or ____________________.
·         How did feudalism benefit the peasants?   How did it benefit the vassals?  How did it benefit the king?  How did it benefit the Catholic Church?
·         What is a tithe?
·         What is the difference between a peasant and a serf? BONUS: The peasant was also known as ____________. The serf was also known as_____________.

Life on the Manor

·         Describe a feudal manor. Name at least 3 parts of a feudal manor.
·         Describe planting on the manor. Number of fields? Who owned the land?
·           Define Fallow. Why was it so important?
·         How are a manor and a fief different?
·         What is one building on the manor that every single person used and why?

Church Life

·         Who were the clergy? What did they do?
·         How did people achieve salvation? What is salvation?
·         Define Canon Law. Why was this important in the Middle Ages?
·         Who was Gregory VII? Who was Henry IV? What happened at Canossa?
·         _____________________________________ was a ceremony where bishops were given their symbols of office.
·         Be able to draw the hierarchy of the Church.

Castles

·         What was the purpose of a castle?
·          The first castles were called ___________________________. Later castles were called _____________________________.
·          What is a keep?  Moat?  Crennulations?  Arrow Loops?  Murder Holes?  Describe at least 5 parts of a castle.
·         What is a siege? 

 

Knights and their Ladies

·         At age 7, _______________________ began training to become knights. At 14, ___________________________________ traveled with knights to jousts. Finally, after about age 21, ____________________________ were highly trained, mountain warriors.
·         Define Courtly love. Why is it so important to today’s ideas of love?
·         How did knights practice their skills?
·         What did knights wear? Name 3 pieces of a coat of arms.
·         ______________________________ was a code of conduct and honor that also helped improve _______________________________.  
·         Define Troubadour.

Causes of the Crusades

·         The word “Crusades” comes from the word ________________________.
·         If you went on a pilgrimage and traveled long distances, what happened?
·         What was the main reason for the Crusades?
·         What was the Holy Land? Why was it important to Christians?
·         The _____________________________ in _____________________________ sent a message to Western Europe for help against the Muslims.
·         Pope _________________ called for the Crusades and yelled to the crowds “______________________.”
·         What did Crusaders wear that made them easy to identify?
·         Name 5 causes of the Crusades. (Use your foldable!)

Crusader Showdown

·         The first four Crusades lasted from _______________ to _______________.
·         What is the difference between Muslim and Islam? Who is their prophet?
·         Who was the famous Muslim general? What did he do?
·         Define Reconquista. What happened?
·         What happened in the first Crusade? Second Crusade? Third Crusade? Fourth Crusade?
·         What was the Children’s Crusade? What happened to the kids?
·         Who won in the Crusades? Who lost? Why do you think so?

Effects of the Crusades

·         What happened to the relationship between East and West after the Crusades?
·         What were good things from the Crusades? Bad things? Name at least 5 effects of the Crusade (Use your foldable!)
·         How do the Crusades impact life in the East and West today? Why should we study the Crusades?

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Castles

Daily Objectives

  • Many students gone on ISU field trip. If you were gone, your homework over the weekend is to watch the rest of the Castles videos  and take notes. You will take the quiz Monday (remember, any notes you take can be used on the quiz!)
  • Journal: click here for the prompt!
  • MME by Mr. Morris on his castles. 
  • Videos: we watched Part 1 in class on Thursday. Friday will be Parts 2-4. Please watch the following videos (about 14 min each)
RIGHT SIDE NOTES: You are responsible for defining these words worth knowing! Answers are provided both in the MME and the video. These are the notes for the next two days, no main idea (except that castles are AWESOME!) and please take additional notes as needed when viewing the videos.

Words Worth Knowing:
  • Motte and Bailey Castle
  • Palisade
  • Keep
  • Moat
  • Chapel
  • Gate Tower
  • Curtain wall
  • Great Hall
  • Crennelation
  • Arrow Loops
  • Seige
FRIDAY, Feb. 21 - there will be a quiz on the movie after you watch it! NOTES ARE ALLOWED FROM NOTEBOOK ON THIS QUIZ.

Left side: see me upon your return. I am out of the class on Friday, but ask Mr. Morris or speak to me Monday!