Black Death
The year the black death started
1346
Ditch surrounding the castle as a layer of defence, sometimes filled with water.
Moat
Year that the first crusade started.
1096
Nobles
River that runs through London.
Thames
A major carrier of the disease.
Fleas
Material that rooves were made of.
Wood
Ultimate destination of the first crusade.
Jerusalem
Person who introduced the feudal system to England
William the Conqueror
Sea off the south coast of Europe.
Mediterranean
The name of a significant symptom for the black death which involved the big swollen spots, typically on the armpits and groin.
Buboes
Invention that stopped castles from being able to defend themselves and ended the age of building them.
Gunpowder
Term used to describe the surrounding of a city and cutting off supplies to make the people surrender.
Siege
Percent of people that were peasants.
90%
Tallest mountain range in Europe.
Alps
What happened to healthy people who had infected people in their family.
They were locked up with the infected family members in their house.
Reason why all corners on castles were rounded.
Squared walls could easily be collapsed.
Adhemar Le Puy
Peasants ate very little of this protein-rich food.
Meat
Medieval name of Instanbul.
Constantinople
Why did people wear masks with herbs inside during the Black Death.
Because they thought the disease was spread by bad smells and the herbs prevented this due to their nice smell.
Murder holes above the entrance gate had these two things passed through them.
Burning liquid and Missiles
The two parts of the first crusade.
Peasant's and Prince's
When peasants died during the black death, feudalism ended because lords had to...
Pay the remaining peasants higher wages
Number of countries that the Danube River runs through.
12