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100

Who was known as “The Lionhearted” during the Crusades?

King Richard

100

Who was at the top of the hierarchy in medieval society?

The King

100

What were large estates in the Middle Ages called?

manors

100

Which word is a synonym for uncommon?

a. rare

b. similar

c. alike

d. usual

a. rare

100

Which disease was carried by infected rats?

The Black Death

200

Which king changed the English legal system by creating a court system?

King Henry II

200

Who was responsible for copying books by hand?

Monks and nuns

200

What was the name of the code of honor followed by knights?

chivalry

200

Which word is an antonym for uncommon?

a. rare

b. similar

c. alike

d. usual

d. usual

200

What was the name of the system that ruled economic and social aspects of the Middle Ages?

Feudalism

300

Which woman led French soldiers in freeing the town of Orleans from the English?

Joan of Arc

300

Who provided labor in exchange for protection?

serfs

300

What step came between an apprentice and a master craftsman?

journeyman

300

The teacher gave us a(n) _______ signal to stop talking by raising her hand above her head.

a. verbal

b. nonverbal

c. essential

d. nonessential

b. nonverbal

300

What was the purpose of a moat around a castle?



defense against attacks

400

Who won the Battle of Hastings?

William, Duke of Normandy

400

Where did craftsman and merchants live?

in towns

400

Which document limited the power of the English King?

Magna Carta

400

My grandfather had a builder enlarge his kitchen. What did the builder do to the kitchen?

a. made it smaller

b. made it bigger

c. made it colorful

d. made it tighter

b. made it bigger

400

What part of a castle was the place for meals and entertainment?

The Great Hall

500

Who was the woman who was the queen of France and then England?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

500

What type of group did craftsmen belong to?

guilds

500

Which period of history happened right before the Middle Ages?

The Roman Empire

500

What does the root word arch mean?

a. large

b. small

c. main

d. minor

c. main

500

What was the work of art that showed the Battle of Hastings?

The Bayeux Tapestry

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