Root Word "arch"
answers may vary
What do the prefixes "un" and "non" mean?
not
the French soldiers who attacked the English at the battle of Hastings
a.) the Normans
b.) The Huns
c.) Joan of Arc
d.) The French
a.) the Normans
True or False: A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance in medieval towns during the Middle Ages.
True
What disease killed many people during the middle ages?
The black death
What does the root word "arch" mean?
a.) large
b.) small
c.) main
d.) minor
c.) main
Uncommon means that something is "not common" what would a synonym for uncommon be?
a.) rare
b.) similar
c.) alike
d.) usual
a.) rare
a list of people who lived in England and how much money they had
a.) Bayeux Tapestry
b.) Charlemagne
c.) Domesday Book
d.) Eleanor of Aquitaine
d.) Domesday Book
Tell me 3 things about monks during the Middle Ages.
they dedicated their lives to God, spent time worshiping and in prayer, copied ancient Greek and Roman writings, shaved their heads
True or False: The system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services is called feudalism.
True
What does the word "archenemy" mean?
a.)large enemy
b.) small enemy
c.) main enemy
d.)minor enemy
c.) main enemy, because the root word "arch" means "main"
If uncommon means "not common", which of the following would be an antonym for the word "uncommon"?
a.) rare
b.) similar
c.) alike
d.) usual
d.) usual
What was the Bayeux Tapestry?
a long piece of fabric that shows what happened at the Battle of Hastings
Why did the battle of Hastings take place?
to determine who would be the next king of England
What is "chivalry"?
a.)the relationship between a lord and a serf
b.)the type of armor worn by knights in jousting matches
c.) the code of rules about how knights should behave (the knights code of honor)
c.)
If a patriarch is the male head of the family, what is a "matriarch"?
the female "head of the family" , usually a grandmother
If "verbal" means "spoken words", give me an example of something that would be "non-verbal"
a hand signal, a look, holding up a sign
Who was Joan of Arc?
the women who led French soldiers in freeing the town of Orleans from the English, she was captured by the English and killed
True or False: King John happily accepted the Magna Carta from the nobles.
False
What was a pilgrimage?
a religious journey many people in the middle ages took to visit a religious shrine
Use the word "monarchy" in a sentence AND tell me what it means.
monarchy- a form of government where a single person, known as a monarch (such as a king or queen), serves as the head of state, usually for life
The prefix "en" means "put into or onto", what would the word "endangered" mean?
To put into danger,
Tell me about Eleanor of Aquitaine.
the women who was king of France and then England
Which event was one of the reasons feudalism began to disappear?
a.) the Hundred Years' War
b.) the invention of the printing press
c.) the spread of the Black Plague
d.) the growth of towns and cities
d.
How do you know the church was powerful and important to the people during the middle ages?
-pilgrimages, monks, nuns, tithes, cathedrals