feudalism - social classes
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Students watch and listen to the YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPp7XWZfHo&feature=relmfu) and then answer the questions on the slideshow to check their listening comprehension. Each question slide is followed by an answer slide. Use the last slide to ask review questions about the structure and relationships between classes in feudal Europe.TRANSCRIPT
The Medieval Way of LifeFeudalism
The Medieval Way of Life known as _________ was based on the ownership of land, and feudal social classes reflected how much land people owned.
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The Medieval Way of Life known as feudalism was based on the ownership of land, and feudal social classes reflected how much land people owned.
FEUDALISM
Skilled craftsmenRoyalty, like Kings and QueensKnightsLowly serfs who worked the landNoble lords such as Dukes and Earls
Order from highest class to lowest class
Royalty, like Kings and QueensNoble lords such as Dukes and Earls
KnightsSkilled craftsmenLowly serfs who worked the land
THE SOCIAL CLASSES
AHow does a lord of a great castle serve his king?
How does a king reward the lord?
BGives a gift of land, usually in the form of a manor
Supplies knights and soldiers for war
Match Side A and Side B
LORDHow does a lord of a great castle serve his king?
Supplies knights and soldiers for war
KINGHow does a king reward the lord?
Gives a gift of land, usually in the form of a manor
THE FEUDAL-VASSAL RELATIONSHIP
A _____ usually came complete with a large house, several farms, and at least one village along with all the serfs who lived in it.
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A manor usually came complete with a large house, several farms, and at least one village along with all the serfs who lived in it.
The Manor
AHow does a lord reward his serfs?
How does a serf serve a lord?
BProvides protection, a home, and crops
Supplies labor
Match Side A and Side B
SERFHow does a serf serve a lord?
Supplies labor
LORDHow does a lord reward his serfs?
Provides protection, a home, and crops
The relationship between lords and peasants
Serfs could get rich if they worked very hard.
Serfs could own land.Serfs were slaves.Serfs had their own mills to make flour.Serfs were the largest class of people.Serfs received a good education.
True or false?
Serfs could not get rich even if they worked very hard.
Serfs could not own land.Serfs were not slaves.Serfs did not have their own mills to make flour.
Serfs were the largest class of people.Serfs did not receive a good education.
Serfs
_______ were professional warriors who usually fought on horseback. They were very different from ordinary soldiers of that time because they came from wealthy families, and they were much better trained.
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Knights were professional warriors who usually fought on horseback. They were very different from ordinary soldiers of that time because they came from wealthy families, and they were much better trained.
Knights
Special contests called ___________ were often held so that knights and those learning to be knights could practice the skills they needed for combat.
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Special contests called tournaments were often held so that knights and those learning to be knights could practice the skills they needed for combat.
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AHow does a lord reward a knight?
How does a knight serve a lord?
BOffers combat skills for war and tourneys
Gives a gift of a manor, land, and income
Match Side A and Side B
KNIGHTHow does a knight serve a lord?
Offers combat skills for war and tourneys
LORDHow does a lord reward a knight?
Gives a gift of a manor, land, and income
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHTS AND LORDS
Royalty, like Kings and QueensNoble lords such as Dukes and Earls
KnightsSkilled craftsmenLowly serfs who worked the land
THE SOCIAL CLASSES: REVIEW