MAGNA CARTA

Magna carta chris lesageppt from Norm Nichols

Answer these questions in the mind map.

1) The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta? (Who?)
2) What year was the Magna Carta signed?  (When?)
3) What was the objective of the Magna Carta? (What?)
4) In your own words explain why the Magna Carta was considered to be such an important document? (Why?)
5)Make connections to something still relevant today or even Ancient Rome. (Connect)
6)Point of interest.

Magna Carta

Medieval Europe: Religion In Medieval Europe

Knights, Squires, Pages

Age: At age seven, a nobleman's son began training for knighthood.  During this first step of training, boys were called pages. 

As a page, a boy learned how to fight, how to use weapons, and how to ride a horse into battle. He learned manners from the nobleman's wife. 

Like everyone, pages had a strict rule of conduct, a certain way of behaving that they had to follow. The rules were very detailed and very clear. Some of the rules were: 

• When you enter a lord's place, say, "Good Speed" and with humble cheer, greet all who are present.
• Do not rush in rudely, but enter with head up and at an easy pace, and kneel on one knee only to your lord.
• Make obeisance (bow) to your lord always when you answer, otherwise stand as still as a stone until he speak. 

Squire: At age 15, a page could become a squire. Each squire was assigned to a knight. A knight could have several squires. The squire assisted the knight to whom he was assigned. Squires continued to learn how to fight and how to behave. 

Knights: Once a squire proved himself in battle, and his knight felt he was ready, he could become a knight himself. Squires were knighted in elaborate ceremonies.

Chivalry: All knights, like all people from all walks of life in the Middle Ages, had to behave in a certain way. This way was called the Code of Chivalry. The code said that all knights had to be brave in battle. They had to keep their promises. They had to defend the church. They had to treat noblewomen in a courteous manner. Over time, chivalry became the basis of good manners in Western society.

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/knights.html

Another great site : http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0723#intro

Useful Vocabulary Words

♦ Armor – the protective clothing, weapons, and shield worn by a knight
♦ Caravan – a group traveling together
♦ Castle – home to the king and the place of safety for the manor
♦ Chivalry – the rules of behavior followed by the knights during the Middle
Ages
♦ Coat of arms – the symbol used to identify members of a noble family, usually placed
on shields and homes
♦ Crusader – a Christian soldier who fought to free the Holy Land from Muslims in the
Middle Ages
♦ Cuneiform –wedge-shaped marks that represent sounds, and could be combined to
form words used mainly by the Sumerians
♦ Feudalism – the system of protection and loyalties in the Middle Ages
♦ Guild – a group organized by merchants and craft workers to protect members and set
standards of quality
♦ Hieroglyphics – writing using pictures to represent events or sounds, had a more
highly developed phonetic element than earlier written communications
♦ Illuminations – designs, pictures, and decorations added to manuscripts to make them
draw the reader into the story
♦ Invader – outsiders fighting to take over an area
♦ King – the ruler of the land, the top position in the feudal government
♦ Knight – a trained, armored horseman who fought wars in the Middle Ages, always
noble by birth
♦ Longship – a low, lightweight, sleek ship built by the Vikings which greatly impacted
transportation during the Middle Ages
♦
♦ Lord – the second in order in the feudal government, owned less land than the king
and therefore was loyal to the king
♦ Magnetic compass – a tool with a magnetized needle used to determine direction for
navigation
♦ Manor – a large estate or farm belonging to a noble family, the home area for all who
owned, worked on, or belonged to the land
♦ Middle Ages – the time between 400 and 1400 AD
♦ Moat – a large, deep ditch surrounding the castle as a defense against attack,
sometimes filled with water
♦ Nobles – a member of the wealthiest class in feudal society
♦ Page – a young noble boy who carried messages and waited on the lord
♦ Peasant –a poor but free person who lives on and farms the land in exchange for
protection
♦ Pictograph –a drawing or symbol used to represent events
♦ Roman Roads – a network of reads built in Rome during the Roman Empire, used
primarily for military purposes
♦ Seal – a symbolic representation of a family’s nobility and linage
♦ Serf – a poor person who lives on and farms the land, they are not free, but belong to
the land
♦ Signet ring – a ring containing a small engraved family seal
♦ Squire – a noble boy who is a servant to the knight as he is learning to be a knight
♦ Tapestry – heavy cloth woven with designs usually telling a story, hung on the walls
during the Middle Ages
♦ Timeline – a diagram of a certain period of time with important events marked
♦ Tithe – one tenth of your income or crops
♦ Trade – the exchange of goods
♦ Vassal – in the Middle Ages, one who served a lord in exchange for land
♦ Vikings – pirates from northern Europe who invaded and stole from the villages
along the coasts of Europe during the 8th to 10th centuries



http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/documents/1048_3403.pdf

Manorialism

Sites for Research

USE THESE SITES TO DO YOUR RESEARCH.

REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.



http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_castles.php


http://www.medieval-castles.net/


http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/middle_ages/everyday_life_middle_ages/revision/3/


http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/castles.html


https://kidskonnect.com/history/middle-ages/

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/architecture/castle.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/economy/