Middle Ages: Medieval Society by Roshan Rana https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n By Roshan Rana, Leila Dessouky, and Ganesh Bhandaru en-us 2017-02-22 02:54:53 UTC 2025-11-01 21:53:03 UTC hello@padlet.com http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/middleages/images/middleages_home.gif Feudalism: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155519093 During the Middle Ages of Europe, feudalism emerged. Feudalism is a political system based on land ownership and personal loyalty. This was mainly from a lord to someone from a lower class, such as a vassal, knight, or a serf. While the lords gave them fiefs (land), the vassals and knights gave their lord loyalty and then military services. Lastly, the peasant-in exchange for farmland, housing, and protection- did labor for the lords on the manor and paid taxes in grains to the church.]]> 2017-02-22 17:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155519093 Serfs: GB gnbhandaru https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155521247 The serfs were the peasant farmers and the lowest class.They ate fruits and vegetables that they grew and meat from some of the farm animals but mostly bread that the mom would make for them. They wore: a blouse fastened by a leather belt, a big wool coat, and shoes or big boots.A day as a serf usually consisted of manual labor all day and in return, they were granted some of the food they grew.]]> 2017-02-22 17:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155521247 Work Cited: ALL rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155523137 -World History Worksheets
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]]> 2017-02-22 17:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155523137 Role of Women: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155523452 during the middle ages, as a woman grew up, she had two options. to marry, or to 'take the veil ' and become a nun , if the women held the position of wife she would prepare food, care for the children  often they would have to go out and bring in crops with their husbands and participated in vital cottage industries, such as brewing, baking , and manufacturing textiles. 
if she was a nun, she would live behind the walls of a monastery or within an individual cell, living a life of contemplation, prayer and work.
Not all women stayed within the rules of what women could do, some exercised power , challenging the stereotype. in church some women held great power as monasteries. outside of church women could wield political power, especially as queen or regents.

]]> 2017-02-22 17:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155523452 Manorialism: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155525487 Manorialism is basically the system in which the lord's own most of the thing on their manor. The peasant and serfs do all the labour.  Then, the lords and priests take a tax payment for living and using the manor.]]> 2017-02-22 17:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155525487 Castle: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155530903 Castles are defensive structures used by the nobility during the Middle Ages. They were made out of stone. They were built on top of a hill or somewhere with some sort of natural barrier. Some features include the moat and arrow slits for archers to shoot through. ]]> 2017-02-22 17:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155530903 Life on a Manor: GB gnbhandaru https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155756515 A manor is a plot or area of land controlled and owned by a feudal lord. Life on the manor was pretty tough.  The serfs surrounded the manor.  The lords either lived in a manor house or a castle.  Most manors were guarded and protected by a wall.  The children did not go to school.  They just followed their parents footsteps and did their jobs growing up.

]]> 2017-02-23 14:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155756515 this was the most common symbol of the peasant woman, the distaff. It was a tool used for spinning flax and wool: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155825055 2017-02-23 17:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155825055 Lords & Ladies: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155827246 The lords were owners of a fief (land) that was given to them by a king. They had absolute rule over their fief, as long as they paid taxes to the king.. They could grant other minorities some part of their land in exchange for loyalty and military services. The lords also had wives that were called "the lady". The lady had to take care of the manor and everything on it. They were also expected to have children. In the Middle Ages, however, women had little to no rights, so they were treated as property.]]> 2017-02-23 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155827246 Life on the Manor: RR & GB gnbhandaru https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155828551 This is what a manor was like in medieval times. There was a manor where most of the people on the estate lived. Then, there was village where the shops and other people lived. Next, there was a castle which was used as a defensive structure. Lastly, there were the field where the people would go to harvest and grow crops.]]> 2017-02-23 17:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155828551 women who chose to go down the path of being a nun rather than getting married ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155829464 2017-02-23 17:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155829464 law, crime and punishment: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155829719 Throughout the medieval period it was believed that the only way to keep order was to make sure that the people were scared of the punishments given for crimes committed.
 Each accused person had to go through an ordeal.
If you were found guilty of a crime you would expect to face a severe punishment. Thieves had their hands cut off. Women who committed murder were strangled and then burnt. People who illegally hunted in royal parks had their ears cut off and high treason was punishable by being hung, drawn and quartered]]> 2017-02-23 17:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155829719 Medieval Medicines & Superstitions: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155830251 During the Middle Ages, there weren't many medical advances. The citizens of Western Europe believed more in superstitions made by the church. It said that illness was the punishment given by god to those who were sinners. Since many people were Christian, they went along with that explanation and didn't question anything. The only type of medicine they used were based on herbs and potions. Some other superstitions include: Friday the Thirteenth; black cats symbolizing demons; and throwing salt over your left shoulder which was considered to get rid of demons around you]]> 2017-02-23 17:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155830251 ordeal by fire: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833023 The accused had to pick up a red hot iron bar and hold it while they walked three or four paces. Their hand was then bandaged. After three days they had to return to the court where the bandages were removed. If the wound was beginning to heal they were innocent but if the wound showed no sign of healing then they were pronounced Guilty.]]> 2017-02-23 17:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833023 gnbhandaru https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833207 2017-02-23 17:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833207 ordeal by water: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833614 The accused had their hands and feet tied together. They were then thrown into water. If they floated they were guilty but if they sank they were innocent.]]> 2017-02-23 17:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833614 ordeal by combat: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833864 Noblemen would fight (usually to the death) in combat with their accuser. The winner of the battle would be considered to be in the right.]]> 2017-02-23 17:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155833864 monarchs/kings: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155935454 the kings that ruled the middle ages was a dynasty of the Normans. The Normans ruled the english after their victory at the battle of Hastings when William, duke of Normandy was crowned king of England .
The role of a king in the middle ages included land ownership , warfare leadership, and lawmaker. Kings were supreme rulers of their lands,they allowed knights, barons and lords to live on his land, as long as they provided armies of men to fight wars. ]]> 2017-02-24 00:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155935454 code of chivalry :LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155936699 2017-02-24 01:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155936699 ordeal by combat: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155936940 2017-02-24 01:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155936940 ordeal by fire: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937056 2017-02-24 01:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937056 ordeal by water: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937381 2017-02-24 01:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937381 knights and code of chivalry: LD ldessouky https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937480 The code of chivalry was a system which introduced qualities idealized by the knights such as bravery, courtesy, honor and great gallantry towards women.  
Nobles would go to a lord and give them their loyalty and military service for land, the wealthiest nobles could afford to be knights, because their heavy armor and weapons cost so much, they were at a higher ranking in the social class of the medieval times. they rode powerful horses and controlled the land threw the lord's orders ]]> 2017-02-24 01:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/155937480 Middle Age Sciences: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/156009253 During the Middle Ages, most of the science advances were happening in the Islamic side of Europe, but when the crusades occurred, many other Europeans became interested in it. There were many interest in the sciences of astrology, philosophy, and chemistry. Alchemists of the time were trying to find a way to help people live forever, in order words, be immortal. They also tried to make lead into gold to be rich. Then, astrologist were using the astrolabe and the compass to travel ]]> 2017-02-24 13:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/156009253 Timeline of the Middle Ages: RR rrana2 https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/156011987 2017-02-24 13:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rrana2/54d5ljy07k9n/wish/156011987