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medieval
kingship
Starter:
In 1 minutes write your
name in the paper
provided and
I am Mr Garavito
For todays lesson I am going to ask you
two simple things
If you dont understand something
because of my accent, please ask.
Lets listen to your teacher an
classmates in a respectful and
organised way.
Key words
Peasant a medieval farmer
Baron - Someone who owns land.
Feudal system the hierarchy of Medieval society from top
to bottom
Villain another worked for peasant
Manor area of land owned by the Lord
King a male sovereign
He built castles
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To discuss
Can you identify the different people who appears in the
videos?
What do you think they were supposed to do in the society?
Who had the power?
How do you think they felt?
King
Lords
High-ranking members
of the Church
Privileged class
Second Estate
Nobility
Privileged class
Third Estate
Population
First
Circa 130,000
Second
Circa 110,000
Privileges
Knights
Burdens
First
Paid no taxes
Subject to
Church law
rather than
civil law
Second
Paid no taxes
Estate
Population
Third Circa
25,000,000
Everyone
else:
artisans,
bourgeoisie,
city
workers,
merchants,
peasants,
etc., along
with many
Privileges Exemption
s
None
None
Burdens
Lends
land to
Lend
land to
The King
Activity
Create your own pyramid of the feudal system.
Explain how did the feudal system work
Explain why the feudal system was unfair
Extension task:
I want you to imagine that your are a Medieval
peasant. Write a diary entry to describe your
life and explain why it is the way it is
Think about:
Your place in the social hierarchy
What you would spend your day doing?
Is your life easy? Why/why not?
Where does your money go?
Where do you get food from?
Use your glossary of key words to
help you develop your descriptions.
Medieval
And the star of the
Kingship
lesson is
All
Some
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