Medieval Musings
A popular board game that is still played today arrived in Europe from Persia in the 800's. What is the name of the game?
Checkers
The first stage of becoming a knight where you help dress and serve the lord, learn to use a sword, ride a horse and wield a lance.
Page
In order to become this, a person would have to run away and remain undiscovered for a year and a day.
Freeman
This conqueror defeated King Harold and his 7,000 men to become King of England in 1066 CE.
William I
This document's ideas have been used to create constitutions of modern democracies and forever limited the power of English monarchs.
The Magna Carta
The invention of new weapons brought an end to the era of knights and jousting. What were these noisy weapons called?
Firearms/Cannons
This type of castle was used in France during the Middle Ages and featured a strong wooden structure built on top of a manmade hill.
Motte and Bailey
This organization grew in power and influence and became very wealthy. It raised taxes and owned land. This organization influenced political decisions and supported or opposed kings.
The Church
What is the name of the system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services?
Feudalism
Which statement about the Black Death is not true?
A. It was spread by rats
B. It was a disease known as the plague
C. It was common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions
D. It killed very few people, even though many became sick
D. It killed very few people, even though many became sick
In the Middle Ages, townspeople tried to avoid drinking water because it was so polluted. What did they drink instead?
Ale
The area of the castle where family members and guests gathered to feast and be entertained. Sometimes guests and servants even slept here.
The Great Hall
The term used to describe the code of rules about how knights should behave.
Chivalry
This woman was queen of France and then England and helped her son King Richard the Lionhearted rule.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Cathedrals, pilgrimages and illuminated manuscripts are all examples of :
A. Tithes
B. the influence of power of nobles in the Middle Ages
C. the influence of power of the Church in the Middle Ages
D. the influence of power of craftsmen in the Middle Ages
C. the influence of power of the Church in the Middle Ages
What did monks and nuns write with?
Feather quills/pens
Mock or pretend battles between two knights where the knights rode horses, wore full armour and carried lances. Each knight would charge and attempt to dismount the other.
Jousting Matches
Place these medieval people in the correct order from highest to lowest power and influence:
Middle Class
King
Freemen and Serfs
Nobles and Church Leaders
King
Nobles and Church Leaders
Middle Class
Freemen and Serfs
This ruler reformed the English legal system and was the father of King Richard the Lionhearted and King John.
King Henry II
Due to this woman's actions, King Charles VII was crowned King of France and the French won the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
In the Middle Ages, to whom did people go if they needed to have a tooth removed?
Barber
The ceremony in which a squire is knighted by the lord.
Dubbing Ceremony
Skilled craftsmen and merchants formed these to protect their businesses, control wages as well as the price and quality of the goods they made or sold.
Guilds
The great French ruler who was crowned Roman Emperor by the Pope.
Charlemagne or Charles the Great
The growth of ______ and ______ transformed European society, changed the role of Lords and led to the eventual unraveling of feudalism.
towns and cities