What was chivalry?
Knights were supposed to follow a code that required them to be brave,
to be devoted to duty, and to be kind to the weak.
1.
Chivalry was a code of ___________________ that knights
were expected to follow.
2.
Knights could not attack an ____________________
knight.
3.
Chivalry spread between the 11th and 13 the
centuries but began ______________ at the end of the Middle Ages.
4.
After the Middle Ages, the ideals of chivalry continued
to _______________ ways people behaved during the Renaissance.
Knights fought in
mock ___________________ at a tournament.
Knights tried to
knock their
____________________ off a horse. These
tournaments allowed knights to show off their ____________________ skills. As the idea of ____________________ spread,
tournaments became more popular. Even
when ___________________ weapons were used, injuries or death still occurred at
tournaments.
The tournament was a colorful
____________________ with knights hanging their ____________________ on trees,
tents, or pavilions. Grandstands,
decorated with banners, were set on the grounds for nobles,
____________________ , and judges. Kings
showed off by ____________________ elaborate events. A knight would show himself a lady’s ____________________
by tying her scarf on his sleeve.
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