Fiefdom

Fiefdom

 

         For our next project we will be researching information about medieval agriculture. With the information we collect we will create a fiefdom. We will create it by either using Minecraft or making a physical model. Our fiefdom has specific requirements given by our teacher. We must recreate what a castle looked like and what it contained. It should have about the same measurements as a real castle. It must be an accurate looking castle. The castle has to have a variety of rooms for different uses. There must also be a town. The town has to be protected by the castle and have shelter for the people living there. There must also be an area of farmland included.

Fiefdom - a fief
Feudalism - a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return
Monarch - a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor
lord - someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler

Vassal - a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.

Knight -  a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.

Peasant  - a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank

Commoner  - an ordinary person, without rank or title

Serf - an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate

Tradesman - a person engaged in trading or a trade, typically on a relatively small scale.

Merchant -a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.

Castle - a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat

Moat - a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle

Guild - a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

Abbey - the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns

High Middle Ages - Feudalism reached its peak and began to decline as Kings regained authority and power from feudal lords in western Europe.
100 Year's War - the series of wars between England and France, 1337–1453, in which England lost all its possessions in France except Calais

Black Death - a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 14th century and killed an estimated quarter of the population.

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