Today we reviewed feudalism as an economic and cultural system. We analyzed an interactive that detailed the mechanisms used to break through a castle in a medieval war. Next, we read from the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. We discussed the different characters and how they represented the roles acted out by people in the middle ages. We discussed the switch from paganism to Christianity and specifically Charles Martel's win at the Battle of Tours against the Muslims, and the way that was viewed as a victory for Christianity as a whole.