1. Pump-Up
Explain what you think chivalry means. Give examples of modern day chivalry.

2. Feudalism & Chivalry

3. Today’s Vocabulary Serfs Chivalry
Peasants who were bound to the land they worked on.
Chivalry
Set of behaviors that a knight was suppose to follow.

4. Invaders Attack Europe
The Vikings attacked from the north with terrifying speed.
As the weather warmed, they stopped raiding.
The invasions by Vikings, Magyars, and Muslims caused widespread disorder.
People no longer looked to a central ruler for security.
Many turned to local rulers who had their own armies.

6. Feudalism Feudalism Social class was inherited.
A political and economic system based on land ownership and personal loyalty.
In exchange for military protection, a lord granted land to vassals who would farm the land.
Social class was inherited.
The majority of people were peasants & serfs.

7. Manors
The lord provided the peasants with housing, farmland, and protection from bandits.
In return, serfs tended the lord’s lands and cared for his animals.
The manor was a self-sufficient community.
The peasants produced nearly everything that they needed for daily life.

8. Peasant Life Peasants had to pay many taxes to the lord.
Houses were very small and had dirt floors.
Average life expectancy was about 35 years.
Believed that God determined a person’s place in society.

9. Knights
To defend their territories, lords raised private armies of knights.
In exchange for military service, knights were rewarded with land.
Knight’s began training at age 7.
Became a full Knight at age 21.
Pasted time by training for war.

10. Knights & Warfare Tournaments Knights guarded castles
Combined recreation with combat training.
Jousting
Knights guarded castles
The castle was designed for defense
Moats
Watch towers
Thick walls

11. Literature of Chivalry
Medieval literature downplayed the brutality of knighthood and feudal warfare.
Troubadours were traveling poet-musicians.
King Arthur
The Song of Roland
Under the code of chivalry, a knight’s duty to his lady became as important as his duty to his lord.
The hero’s difficulties resulted from a conflict between these two obligations.

12. Women’s Role in Feudal Society
Women were viewed as inferior to men.
Noblewomen
Ran the castle/manor while husband was away.
The lives of most noblewomen were limited.
Couldn’t inherit land.
Peasant Women
Poor and powerless.
Performed essential work necessary to maintain life on the manor.