1. Chivalry

2. New Advances in Warfare Leather Saddles: kept a knight securely seated Stirrups: able to handle heavier weapons

3. Knights Lord’s raised private armies of knights In exchange for military service a knight received a fief The knight becomes a vassal of the Lord

4. Code Of Chivalry Set of ideals that demanded that a knight fight bravely in defense of his three masters (feudal Lord, heavenly Lord, and Lady) Display courage and loyalty at all times

5. Knight Training Age 7: PAGE- wait on guests and practice fighting skills. Learning and practicing skills of being a knight Age 14: SQUIRE- servant to the knights Age 21: KNIGHT

6. Tournaments Where knights gained experience fighting Jousting Melee

7. Role of Literature Writers made the Middle Ages sound nice, like a fairy tale Troubadours: traveling poet or musician The idea of chivalry and writings gives us the scene of the knights in shinning armor fighting dragons and saving damsels in distress

8. Role Of Women Peasant Women Endless labor in the fields and home Had children and cared for the family Taught girls chores Poor and powerless yet crucial Noblewomen Can inherit parents’ land in there are no males Send knights to war Act as military commanders Help defend the castle

9. Coat of Arms Knights and Nobles had Coats of Arms to identify themselves and their family. So what did they look like?