RAP 9.4
RAP 9.4
Read the statements below and determine who or what
is “speaking.”
Read the statements below and determine who or what
is “speaking.”
1. “We controlled everything on our lands, from disputes to
collecting taxes. Who are we?”
2. “We are knights who promise support and protection to lords
if they give us land. Who are we?”
3. “I am a system in which lords and vassals make promises to
support each other in return for land. What am I?”
4. “I was a powerful queen who had great political power. Who
am I?”
1. “We controlled everything on our lands, from disputes to
collecting taxes. Who are we?”
2. “We are knights who promise support and protection to lords
if they give us land. Who are we?”
3. “I am a system in which lords and vassals make promises to
support each other in return for land. What am I?”
4. “I was a powerful queen who had great political power. Who
am I?”
If YOU were there …
If YOU were there …
You want to be a squire, a young person who trains to be a
knight. Your best friend thinks you are foolish. He says that you’ll
have to swear a vow of loyalty to your lord, and you’ll have to
fight in battles for him. Your sister told you that you will have to
follow a strict code of honor. But you still want to be a knight.
You want to be a squire, a young person who trains to be a
knight. Your best friend thinks you are foolish. He says that you’ll
have to swear a vow of loyalty to your lord, and you’ll have to
fight in battles for him. Your sister told you that you will have to
follow a strict code of honor. But you still want to be a knight.
Why do you want to be a knight? What are the
advantages or disadvantages you might face? (5
sentences)
Why do you want to be a knight? What are the
advantages or disadvantages you might face? (5
sentences)
Consider the ADVANTAGES:
• owning land and a manor
• having serfs and peasants working your land
• receiving food from serfs who work the land
Consider the DISADVANTAGES:
• fighting dangerous battles
• following a strict code of honor
• swearing loyalty to a lord you may not like
Consider the ADVANTAGES:
• owning land and a manor
• having serfs and peasants working your land
• receiving food from serfs who work the land
Consider the DISADVANTAGES:
• fighting dangerous battles
• following a strict code of honor
• swearing loyalty to a lord you may not like
RAP 9.4
RAP 9.4
Read the statements below and determine who or what
is “speaking.”
Read the statements below and determine who or what
is “speaking.”
1. “We controlled everything on our lands, from disputes to
collecting taxes. Who are we?”
2. “We are knights who promise support and protection to lords
if they give us land. Who are we?”
3. “I am a system in which lords and vassals make promises to
support each other in return for land. What am I?”
4. “I was a powerful queen who had great political power. Who
am I?”
1. “We controlled everything on our lands, from disputes to
collecting taxes. Who are we?”
2. “We are knights who promise support and protection to lords
if they give us land. Who are we?”
3. “I am a system in which lords and vassals make promises to
support each other in return for land. What am I?”
4. “I was a powerful queen who had great political power. Who
am I?”
If YOU were there …
If YOU were there …
You want to be a squire, a young person who trains to be a
knight. Your best friend thinks you are foolish. He says that you’ll
have to swear a vow of loyalty to your lord, and you’ll have to
fight in battles for him. Your sister told you that you will have to
follow a strict code of honor. But you still want to be a knight.
You want to be a squire, a young person who trains to be a
knight. Your best friend thinks you are foolish. He says that you’ll
have to swear a vow of loyalty to your lord, and you’ll have to
fight in battles for him. Your sister told you that you will have to
follow a strict code of honor. But you still want to be a knight.
Why do you want to be a knight? What are the
advantages or disadvantages you might face? (5
sentences)
Why do you want to be a knight? What are the
advantages or disadvantages you might face? (5
sentences)
Consider the ADVANTAGES:
• owning land and a manor
• having serfs and peasants working your land
• receiving food from serfs who work the land
Consider the DISADVANTAGES:
• fighting dangerous battles
• following a strict code of honor
• swearing loyalty to a lord you may not like
Consider the ADVANTAGES:
• owning land and a manor
• having serfs and peasants working your land
• receiving food from serfs who work the land
Consider the DISADVANTAGES:
• fighting dangerous battles
• following a strict code of honor
• swearing loyalty to a lord you may not like