Kings and Queens
•This person ruled the kingdom.
Who is the king or queen?
Kings and queens often lived in this type of building.
What is a castle?
Knights wore this shiny metal clothing to protect themselves.
What is armor?
Most people during medieval times worked on these.
What are farms?
Another name for Medieval Times is the ______ Ages.
What are the Middle Ages?
•Kings and queens lived in this type of home.
What is a castle?
This deep ditch filled with water helped protect a castle.
What is a moat?
Knights rode this animal into battle.
What is a horse?
People grew this so they would have something to eat.
What are crops (or food)?
This deadly sickness spread through Europe during medieval times.
What is the Black Plague (or the plague)?
•Kings gave land to these helpers.
Who are nobles?
Knights guarded this place where people entered and exited the castle.
What is the gate?
Knights used this weapon to fight.
What is a sword?
Since there was no electricity, people used these to see at night.
What are candles?
Before printing presses, books were copied by ______.
What is hand (or by hand)?
A prince or princess could one day become this.
Who is a king or queen?
Castles were often built on hills so people could see danger coming from far away.
What is true?
Knights helped keep the king, queen, and kingdom ______.
What is safe?
Many people lived in small homes called ______.
What are cottages?
People went to these places to buy and sell food, clothing, and tools.
What are markets?
When a king died, this family member often became the next king.
Who is the prince (or oldest son)?
Besides kings and queens, these brave warriors often lived and trained at castles.
Who are knights?
Knights practiced with swords so they would be ready for this.
What is a battle (or war)?
Most peasants worked from sunrise until this time of day.
What is sunset?
This exciting event featured knights riding horses and competing with long spears.
What is a tournament (or jousting tournament)?