Friday, May 16, 2014

Going Over Test and Taking More Notes

Today in west civ, we went over the test that we took on Wednesday.  I am very happy because I got a 96 on it!  I need to move my grade up 2 more points form an 88 in order to get first honors this quarter.  I hope I can but if I don't I will be really mad because this is exactly what happened to me last quarter.  If I get an 88 as my final grade and it keeps me from first honors I'm gonna be pretty mad, but I think I will be able to move it up by the end of the year. After we went over the test, we took some notes:
  • Feudalism: a political, military and economic system based on land-holding and protective alliances. 
  • The feudal pyramid:
  1. King
  2. The most powerful vassals, nobles, and bishops
  3. Knights- mounted warriors who received fiefs for defending their lord's land
  4. Peasants (mostly serfs)- landless, powerless, moneyless, rights-less, just working the land for "the man" (their lord)
  • Manor: the lords estate (House)
  • The lord's manor house
  • A church
  • Some workshops
  • 15-30 families
  • All on a few square miles

  • Good news: its self-sufficient community
  • Bad news: its harsh if you're a peasant
  • Peasants are poor and pay high taxes
  • They have tax on grain, marriage, and church
  • They live in crowded cottages
  • Live with small animals and insects
  • Eat very simply

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