Medieval Europe
A period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1000 years.
Middle Ages
Who was at the top of Medieval society?
The King
True
There were no police in medieval times and to make sure that people kept themselves away from crime and disorder, they were subject to strict p_____________
punishments
What did most peasants do for their lords?
Raise crops and farm their land
In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.
Monastery
What was the main religion of medieval Europe?
Christianity
The church would often be in charge of punishments known as what?
Trial by ordeal
A knight's main role was to be a
Soldier
Warrior
Protector
Who were the Christians fighting in the Crusades?
Muslims
Who was/is the leader of the catholic church?
The pope
After 1215 the trials by ordeal were replaced by trial by _______
Jury
What workers could not leave, own land, or marry without their lord's permission?
Peasants
What building featured in most medieval towns and villages
A church
Nuns, monks, and bishops were known as what?
Clergy
Name the three trials by ordeal studied in class and explain what occurred in these ordeals.
Trial by fire - the accused person would walk three paces carrying a red-hot iron bar
Trial by water - the accused would be bound and thrown into water
Trial by combat - when noblemen had been accused, they would fight in combat would the person who accused them
A political and social system of the Middle Ages in which powerful nobles gave land to lesser nobles in exchange for service and loyalty.
Feudalism
In feudal society, explain who served the following people:
Peasants -
Noblemen -
Knights -
Peasants served their noble lords
Noblemen were vassals to the King
Knights served their noble lords and often the king if required to go to war
List a reason why was church so important in medieval times?
Life was very difficult in the Middle Ages and the church gave them something to believe in and hope of a better afterlife if they lived by the church's rules.
The Church gave people spiritual guidance, and it served as their government as well - being responsible for punishments and order.
The church also provided education for some.
Name three other punishments studied in class last week
Lashing or a flogging with a whip
Being put in the stocks
Hanging
Drawn and quartered
Branding
The Rack - being stretched
The iron maiden (spikey coffin like the chokey)
Scavengers' daughter