The Middle Ages
Vocabulary
Parts of speech
If You Were...
Paragraphs
100

This word is another name we use to describe the Middle Ages (hint: it starts with an "M"!)

What is Medieval?

100

This word means "to be strongly connected to something"

What is Anchored?

100

This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea

What is a Noun?

100

If you were this type of person in the Middle Ages, you vowed not to marry and shaved the top of your head. 

What is a Monk?

100

The word we use when we closely read a text and underline important information.

What is Annotate?

200

The Christian Church split into two sides in 1054 CE. One was called "Orthodox," and the other was called _______.

What is Catholic?

200

This word means "having more advantages, opportunities, or rights than most people"

What is Privileged?

200

This part of speech refers to an action that someone can do.

What is a verb?

200

If you were this type of person in the Middle Ages, your training included learning to ride a horse, use a sword, and wield a lance.

What is a knight?

200

The last sentence we write in a paragraph. Its sentence frame is "This is how..."

What is the Conclusion Sentence?

300

Rats in Medieval towns and cities helped spread _______, the most common of which was called "The Black Death."

What are diseases?

300

This word means "A farming tool with a curved blade and long handle that is used to cut up crops such as wheat, oats, rye and barley"

What is Scythe?

300

This part of speech describes a person, place, or thing

What is an Adjective?

300

If you were this type of person in the Middle Ages, you were busy plowing lands, chasing birds away from crops, and harvesting crops in Autumn.

What is a Boy Serf?

300

When writing a topic sentence, we do this to the question we're answering.

What is Rephrase the Question?

400
Some castles in the Middle ages were surrounded by _______-- deep trenches often filled with water.

What are Moats?

400

This word means "To grow and succeed"

What is Thrive?

400
The three words in the following sentence are adjectives:

"As a gifted artist, you might copy the work of classical writers or produce new books." 

What are "gifted", "classical", and "new"?

400

If you were this type of person in the Middle Ages, you lived a very privileged life. You learned to ride a horse, play a musical instrument, dance, and/or embroider. You also had servants!

What is a Lord or a Lady?

400

When answering a question, we use what we read about in a text to support our answer-- also known as _______. 

What is Evidence?

500

Some people were so devoted to Christianity that they spent hundreds of years to build beautiful ________.

What are churches?

500

This word means "well-known for being Bad"

What is Infamous?

500

BONUS QUESTION: No points will be taken away if you get this wrong!!

This part of speech is a combination of an adjective and a verb. It describes the way in which an action is done

Ex: the boy quickly solved the math problem

What is an Adverb?

500

If you were this type of person in the Middle Ages, you had the most loyalty in society. In return, you provided the most protection to your subjects.

What is a King?

500

The following two parts of a paragraph are out of place:

- Topic Sentence

- Body paragraph 1 (First...)

- Body Paragraph 3 (Lastly...)

- Body paragraph 2 (In addition...)

- Conclusion (This is How...)

What are Body Paragraphs 2 and 3?

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