Medieval Castles
Why were Castles built in Medieval Europe?
What is to demonstrate ones wealth and to provide defenses
Who was at the top of the Feudal Systems pyramid? (Excluding the Catholic Church)
Who is considered to be God's representative on Earth?
Who is the Pope?
Roughly what percentage of Europe's population was killed by the Black Death?
What is 1/3rd
Why was class movement rare in medieval society?
What is because the it was thought that ones position in life was chosen by God.
What was the purpose of round towers in castle designs?
What is to improve defenders visibility and limit damage by artillery
What is the role of the Knights in the Feudal System?
The knights were warriors sworn to a king or noble who fought on horseback
What is a Tithe?
What is a 10% tax on all income paid to the church by the people.
What country is the Black Death thought to have originated from? Bonus 100 points: How did the Black Death spread to Europe from this country?
What is China.
Bonus: What is through trade, specifically on trading ships.
Higher positions in the Church were often filled by which social class?
What is the Nobles
What is a Keep in a medieval castle
What is Feudalism?
What is the hierarchical class by which medieval society is organized
What are some things that the Church did with the donations and taxes it collected?
What is paid for hospitals, poorhouses, orphanages and schools as well as all the festivals and religious ceremonies, and paid for the maintenance of the of Churches.
What two animals are responsible for spreading the Black Death across Europe?
What are Fleas and Rats
What led to the rise of heretical sects of the Catholic Church?
What is the perceived greed and corruption of the Catholic Church.
What was the earliest form of a medieval castle?
What is a Motte and Bailey Castle.
What was the role of "Everyone Else" in the feudal system?
What is they worked all the jobs from farmers to carpenters to merchants, etc. They worked the land and paid taxes to the Noble who was responsible for the land.
Why was the Bible kept in Latin during the Middle Ages?
What is it kept the understanding and teachings of the Bible restricted to the church, aiding in maintaining their monopoly on religion in Medieval Europe.
What did older civilizations attribute to the cause of disease and plague?
What is God's divine will or wrath.
How was it originally decided which social class ones family would belong to following the collapse of the Roman Empire?
What is ones social statues was based on ones proximity to and the role ones family had in seizing power of the lands that would become a new kingdom.
What is the difference between a Motte and a Moat?
What is the role of the Noble Class in Medieval Society?
What is the Nobles were the military leaders of the country but their main role was to take care of the land that their king or queen put them in charge of and make sure that things ran smoothly.
What were the main criticisms of Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
What is that churches selling of indulgences or the luxuries of the church.
There is a strong historical link between disease and _______?
What is War or Trade
What were people and Kings alike threatened with if they did not obey the teachings of the Church?
What is Excommunication