Medieval Europe
What is the social hierarchy of Medieval Europe?
King -> Nobles, Lords, & Bishops -> Knights ->Peasants -> Serfs
Name two common cures for illness in Medieval Europe
Balancing the Humours, smelling strong smells, Surgery, Prayer
What was the name of the Chinese Diplomat who wrote about the Khmer Empire?
Zhou Daguan
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
Is Egypt in Africa?
Yes
Bias is...
A pre-set view about someone or something that is not altered by the presentation of facts and opinions to the contrary.
How many rooms are in a peasants home?
One
What were the three types of plague? (double points if you can explain the difference)
Bubonic Plague (Spread by fleas. Caused large swollen glands called buboes to form. Up to 75% of people bitten would die)
Pneumonic Plague (caused by infection. Spread quickly by coughing or sneezing. People would cough up blood and die quickly but painfully.)
Septicemic Plague (blood poisoning caused by infection. This caused the person’s skin to turn black or purple and suffer from a high fever. Death occurred the same day.)
What was the name of the King who united the Khmer Empire? (Double Points for the meaning)
Jayavarman II
Jaya means victorious
Varman means protector
During a source analysis, what questions should you ask?
Who, What, When, Where, Why?
What do Martin Luther King Jr and Anne Frank have in common?
They were born in the same year
A Primary Source is... (Double points for secondary source as well)
Primary - Things that existed, or were written or made, at the time being investigated.
Secondary - Accounts about the past that were created after the time being investigated.
What does it mean to "Have a Stew" in medieval times?
Take a bath
What was one of the theories of how the plague started? (Double points for country of origin)
France - Position of the planets + Earthquake released bad gasses
Scandinavia - The pest maiden waved a red scarf through your window
Messina - Demon Dogs
Various - Jewish people carrying the plague in messenger bags
What were the names of the two Khmer kingdoms? (double points if you can tell me what they were best used for?)
Chenla (farming) & Funan (trade)
The difference between a biography and an autobiography is? (Double points to assign primary and secondary)
Biography - Written by the person about themselves (primary source)
Autobiography - Written by someone else about the person (secondary source)
What movie is based on the Polynesian Expansion?
Moana
Hierarchy means... (double points for a modern day example)
A system in which members of an organisation or society areranked according to relative status or authority.
What is a Feudal Manor and who might live there?
A Feudal Manor is a home and vast lands (usually a farm and village) belonging to a Lord or Noble.
List 4 treatments for the plague (double points for 8)
Wash in vinegar and rosewater, smell strong odours, eat plain food, avoid excitement, avoid baths and damp places, wear herbs around your neck, join the flagellants, place a bowl of milk in the room where someone has died
What were the two main water sources in the Khmer Empire?
Tonle Sap Lake and Mekong River
What does AD stand for? (double points for translation)
Annos Domini - In the year of our Lord
When was Federation in Australia?
1901
Artefact
Who were the three women we discussed in class? (double points if you can tell me what each of them is famous for)
Eleanor of Aquitaine (famous for being queen of France & England, and giving birth to Richard the Lionheart)
Joan of Arc (Famous for going to war against England for France, winning, and then being burned at the stake for heresy)
Christine de Pizan (famous for writing books about women's place in medieval society, advocating for more rights and education)
What is the scientific name for the bacterium that caused the Black Plague?
Yersinia pestis
Why did the Khmer people stop using horses in their army?
Horses were not local to Southeast Asia
Horses had to be imported at a great expense
Chariots were impractical as they could not travel easily across waterlogged rice fields
"Medieval" refers to the time between which years?
approximately 476CE - 1500CE
Did the plague spread to Africa?
Yes
Feudalism is... (Double points for extended answer - explain how it works)
Feudalism was the dominant political and social system in medieval Europe. It structured society around land ownership and reciprocal obligations: monarchs granted land to nobles in exchange for military service, while peasants (serfs) worked the land for these nobles in exchange for protection