Fashion
What type of shoes were worn in the rain?
Leather boots covered with wooden patens
Who was known as the “father of British literature“ and the “father of English poetry”?
Chaucer
What was the economy based around?
Farming
What type of food seasoning was more expensive by weight than gold?
Salt
What is the most common food from the Medieval time period?
Bread
What type of clothing was worn in winter?
Sheepskin cloaks, woolen hats, and mittens
What collection of short stories were told by Geoffrey Chaucer?
Canterbury Tales
What two sicknesses/diseases had a negative effect on the economy?
The plague and tuberculosis
The medieval time period originally invented “partimen” which are now known as what?
Rap Battles
What was the most common sweetener used in foods?
Honey
What kind of clothing did women wear during this time?
Floor length dresses with long sleeves
What was the name of the famous Italian poet and politician, who is famous for writing the Divine Comedy?
Dante Alighieri
As _____ grew in number and size, _________ became more importan.
Towns, merchants
What was one mandatory event, passed by law, that was required for all men between the ages of 15 and 60?
Archery Training
What snacks were collected during this time?
Nuts and Berries
What was the most common material used to produce men’s clothing?
Linen
Who was famous for writing Piers Plowman?
William Langland
What was the economic system during the medieval time period?
Barter/trade system
King Edward the second banned what sport due to the fact that it was causing “great noise in the city“?
Football
What type of utensil was used most for eating?
Hands!
What was the most worn clothing item?
Tunics
Who was a Catholic cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
The essence of medieval economics was to….
“Lay in the idea of justice”
The King of England employed a special servant whose job it was to attend to his Majesty on the toilet, and to “assist the King in the use of his toilet paper”. What was the job title of this servant?
What was the name of the calendar that predicted what kinds of food they would eat?
The Church Calendar