Monday-
- Feudalism
- Began in Europe as a way to offer protection
- Based on land and loyalty
- Land-owning lords offer land to knights in exchange for their loyalty and promise to protect the lord's land
- Chivalry
- Knights were expected to show courage in battle and loyalty to their lord, and protect the weak and poor
- Ideal knights were loyal, brave, and courteous
- Most knights failed to meet these standards
- In reality, treated the poor brutally
- Knight must fight bravely in defense of three masters
- lord, god, and their women
- The code of Chivalry
- Fair play-never attack an unarmed foe, never attack from behind, avoid torture
- Nobility-self discipline, obey the law, respect women
- Valor-Avenge the wronged, fight with honor
- Honor-keep one's word, respect life
- Courtesy-manners, polite and attentive, respectful
- Loyalty-to god, country, and the code of chivalry
- Roman Catholic church(conflict between church and state)
- The church unified the division made by feudalism
- It was a stable force during a time of upheaval
- People live harsh lives, but could achieve salvation
- Church law-
- church law=canon law
- marriage and religion
- Courts established to carry law out
- Punishments:excommunication and interdict
- Popes use excommunication to control kings-kicked them out of church
- Continued disobedience by a king=the inderdict
- the Sacraments and religious services could not be performed in said king's lands
- Laws give the Church near ultimate authority
- church law=canon law
Tuesday-review day
Wednesday-Semester test
Thursday-Semester test
Friday-No school
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