were did medieval knighs originaly come from?*sixth grade*?

Question

this is for a sixth grade project
and i need a website that can show where you got this answer
thank u very much :)

Answer 1

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0859132.html
Encyclopedia—Knights Templars, in medieval history
Origins
Like the Knights Hospitalers and the Teutonic Knights, the Templars were formed during the Crusades. They originally had a purely military function. Founded when Hugh de Payens and eight other knights joined together c.1118 to protect pilgrims, the order grew rapidly. St. Bernard of Clairvaux drew up its rules, and it was recognized at the Council of Troyes (1128) and confirmed by Pope Honorius III.

Sections in this article:
Introduction
Origins
Rise to Power
Persecution and Destruction of the Templars
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The Origins of Knighthood in Europe
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Issue #2 of Knight Life
The medieval knight was not the first man ever to hold special status for his job as a horse-mounted soldier. In Ancient Rome, the equites (mounted officers) held a special social position. But the Roman political structure differed markedly from that of medieval Europe. It is feudalism that gave the knight his unique status. The history of feudalism and the knight goes back to late antiquity.

After the Roman Empire fell, western Europe had to adapt to new circumstances. Kingdoms struggled to survive, constantly faced by the threat of invasion by nomadic tribes and aggressive neighbors, including Magyars and Vikings.

The European leaders formed armies consisting of ordinary men -- peasants and tenant farmers -- who were used to standing up for their homes and community, and when they fought other foot soldiers they often held their own.
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Answer 2

The term "knight" originates from the Anglo-Saxon name for a boy: "cniht". Indeed, most early knights were not much more than hired "boys" who performed military service and took oaths of loyalty to any well-to-do nobleman or warlord offering the most promise of money or war booty.

Answer 3

Castles

Answer 4

i heard they came from england, but i have not website, i just saw them in some cartoons like MR BEAN, or london hmmm..... i think somewhere in europe, but my most guess is England

Answer 5

You can get everything you need here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights#Origins_of_European_knighthood

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