Hierarchy
Who was the least powerful member of the feudal system?
The peasants.
Why were people publicly punished?
As a deterrent to others.
What was the name of the bacteria that caused the black death?
Yersinia pestis
What is the century for 1348?
14th century
What is the motto of La Salle College?
Deo Duce.
What was significant about the year 1066?
The Battle of Hastings.
What were the stocks?
A form of punishment used where the hands and feet of the guilty person were tied in wooden manacles.
What changes to medicine happened after the Black Death?
•After the plague there was an increased emphasis on medical knowledge
•Increase in dissections of human corpses
•Improvement of knowledge of anatomy
What is the name given to the code of conduct for knights?
The code of chivalry.
Who is the current Leader of the Opposition in Federal politics?
Angus Taylor
Who was at the top of the feudal hierarchy and why?
The Pope. The Catholic Church dominated people's lives at this time.
Name 3 trials by ordeal
Fire, water, combat
What were the three types of plague?
Pneumonic, septicaemic, bubonic
What is the name given to the holy wars fought against the Muslims?
The Crusades.
Where would one find a gavel?
In a courtroom. It is what the judge/magistrate hits when a decision is made. Auction, or meeting
It is a small hammer that an official in charge of a meeting hits against a wooden block or table to get people to be quiet and listen
What is the difference between a villein and a serf?
Villeins were free born.
•Could own or rent land, could grow crops, had ot work on the lord's land 2 or 3 days a week, owed military service to the lord, needed the lord's permission to marry or move.
Serfs were bonded to the lord of the manor. They were owned by the estate and sold as part of the estate. They received payment in crops.
What is gibbetting?
Gibbetting commonly involved locking criminals in human-shaped cages and hanging them up for display in public areas as a warning to others.
The gibbet itself refers to the wooden structure from which the cage was hung.
What were the flagellants?
These were people who whipped themselves as they said prayers believing that God was punishing them with the Black Death.
What is a pillory?
A device used to punish people by locking their head, hands and feet in a wooden structure where they were publicly humiliated.
What is the collective noun for a group of ferrets?
A business.
Who were the Knights Templar?
•The Knights Templar were monks and knights who were highly trained warriors, dedicated to protecting the Holy Land
•The Knights of the Hospital of St John, known as the Hospitallers, were the carers for the sick and dying in the Holy Land.
What crime would have to be committed for someone to be hanged, drawn and quartered?
Treason.
What effect did the Black Death have on language in Britain?
In England most people spoke French or Latin before the spread of the Black Death
•Due to the death of many educated scholars, schools resorted to teaching in a form of Middle English.
What is the name of the document that set up the idea that all people, including the king, have rights and responsibilities under the law.
The Magna Carta.
Who is the Director of Catholic Education, WA?
Mrs Annette Morey.