Medieval History
What was a person called who fought in armor on horseback?
What is Knight
These were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
What is the crusades?
A disease that killed millions in Europe during the midevil era?
What is The Black Plague
Lords gave this to knights in return for military service.
What is Land?
What is a large building that kings and queens live in?
What is a Castle
What system divided society into classes like nobles, knights, and peasants?
What is Feudalism
What was the main religion in Medieval Europe?
What is christianity?
What was a tournament where knights competed called?
What is Jousting?
The strict code of conduct that the knights followed
What is the chivalry code?
What was the protective suit made of interlocking metal rings called?
What is Chain Mail
Give one reason castles were built on hills.
What is Better defence, easier to spot enemies, harder to attack?
What happened in 1096?
What is the first crusade?
What building was the centre of religious life in a village?
What is a church?
What was the relationship between a lord and a vassal?
What is The lord gave land; the vassal gave loyalty and military service.?
What famous embroidered cloth tells the story of the Norman Conquest?
What is the bayeux tapestry?
What was a knight who had sworn loyalty to a lord called?
what is a vassal?
This city was the main goal of many Crusaders.
What is Jerusalem?
Why did monks copy books by hand?
Name two responsibilities of peasants under feudalism.
What is farming the land, paying taxes/rent, providing labour, maintaining the manor?
What event brought the Middle Ages to an end?
What is The Renaissance or the fall of Constantinople in 1453
What was the city that was the center of the Catholic Church during the medieval times?
What is Rome, Italy?
This famous battle in 1066 changed English history.
What is the battle of hastings?
Name two defensive features of a medieval castle.
What is Moat, drawbridge, keep, battlements, arrow slits, portcullis?
Explain why feudalism developed.
What is Because there was no strong central government, so people relied on local lords for protection.
What event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
What is the fall of the Holy Roman Empire?