1. Medieval European Law and Court
BY: Drielle, Kira and Phenton

2. Questions.... 1. What is Curia/Curiae Latin for?
2. How do you prove yourself innocent in medieval Europe?
Please answer these at the end of our presentation....

3. Curiae (Court) and There Decisions
- The courts were called Curia or plural Curiae.
- Curiae is Latin for " royal council" or " kings court".
- The Curiae made important decisions such as treaties, war and church relations.
- If a curia was under a powerful leader such as a king they made bigger decisions than usual.
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4. Curiae (Court) and Law
- Law was a big part of the Curiae, jus as law was a big part of court today.
- Medieval European law was formed from the ancient Roman law.
-The medieval European law also formed the basis of later civil law systems in most countries.
- The members of the Curiae were called "Justices" when the leader of the court was absent the justices took over the court.

5. Curia (Court), The Difference Between Then and Now
- There is no more ordeals or torture of any sort.
- Law still has the same importance as it did then.
- We have judges instead of a king or a duke leading the court.
- There has always been justices.

6. Ordeals, What Are They?
An ordeal is when an accused person is given a chance to prove themselves innocent.
-Ordeals can be done in many ways but there is four main types
-The ordeal of fire, the ordeal of cold water, the ordeal of battle and the ordeal of bread
-people thought that ordeals could tell who was guilty and who was innocent because they believed that god would help the person if they were innocent

7. Ordeal of Fire -The accused hold a burning metal rod.
-Their wound is treated and bandaged 
-in three days the wound is checked 
-if the wound is healed they're innocent

8. The Ordeal of Cold Water
-the accused are tied up and dropped into a body of water
-if the person floats to the surface they're innocent
-if the person dies they would have been considered guilty.

9. Ordeal of Bread -the accused person is given bread
-they have to swallow the bread in one try without choking
-if they do they would be guilty

10. Ordeal of battle 
-Ordeal of battle is when two accused people are ordered to fight to death 
-they're given weapons and armor
-whoever makes it out alive is innocent
-the person who lost is guilty (and dead)

11. THE END!