Middle+Ages

__MIDDLE AGES__


 * The Middle Ages, or Medieval Times, in Europe was a long period of history from 500 AD to 1500 AD. That's 1000 years! **


 * This was a time of castles and peasants, guilds and monasteries, cathedrals and crusades. **



**The basic government and society in Europe during the Middle Ages was based around the FEUDAL SYSTEM.**



**The LORD owned the land and everything in it.** **He would keep the PEASANTS safe in return for their service.**

**The lord, in return, would provide the king with soldiers or taxes.** **Cities in the Midle Ages were surrounded by a WALL.** **The most important building in a city was the CHURCH or CATHEDRAL, usually next to a big square where the market was.**
 * [[image:torneo.jpg]] || [[image:king and knights.jpg]] ||


 * [[image:pekewiki-loja/CIUDAD MEDIEVAL CON CASTILLO.jpg width="322" height="262"]] || [[image:Ciudad Medieval2.jpg width="400" height="288"]] ||
 * Also, there was a monastery inside the city, where the monks lived.**
 * [[image:pekewiki-loja/monks.jpg]] || [[image:monasterio.jpg width="284" height="213"]] ||
 * [[image:cloister.jpg]] || [[image:biblioteca si.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:roof.jpg width="250" height="163"]] || [[image:pekewiki-loja/fharmacy.jpg width="325" height="122"]] ||


 * Near the cities (or inside them) there was a CASTLE, where the Lord or the KING lived, with his court.**[[image:pekewiki-loja/corte.jpg]]
 * The king and his court**


 * PARTS OF A CASTLE:**

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