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True or False - The Battle of Hastings occurred in 1066CE
True
Name one positive of the Medieval period
Lost of festivals and parties even for the common people
The hard work and diet of most people kept them physically strong
If you were wealthy, high born or lived in a castle life was pretty good. You ate drank, and danced the night away
The Medieval Period was known as which two other names?
The Dark ages
the Middle ages
Name two negatives of Medieval Europe
Poor hygiene
Lots of sickness and disease
People were relatively poor
Toilets didn't really exist
Neither did toothpaste
Bloody battles
What event triggered the beginning of the Medieval Period?
The Fall of Rome
Describe the life of a peasant in 5 words
Hard work, little rest, poor
Long days, little money, tired
Farming, labour, strict rules, poor
Worked hard, owned nothing, obeyed
Farmed land, paid rent, struggled
Tired, hungry, low power, loyal
Worked fields, few rights, poor
Labour, taxes, little freedom, survival
Hard life, no choice, farming
Worked for lord, little reward
List the following in order of power:
King, peasant, noble, clergy, knight, monk
King
Noble
Clergy
Knight
Monk
Peasant
List one reason why the Roman Empire eventually failed
They overexpanded their Empire
Invasion of Barbarian tribes
Military losses
Economic troubles and an overreliance on slaves
name ONE attack strategy
many
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