Knights & Castles
Fun Facts
Daily Life
Vocabulary
etc.
100

Where did Kings/Queens live?

Castles

100

What was a nickname for the Plague?

The Black Death

100

If you were a craftsman or an artisan, you could join these for workers' protection.

Guilds

100
Apprentice

A young person learning a job or skill from a master

100

What did a scribe do?


Wrote books and documents by hand.

200

Where did Lords live?

Manors

200

What were the entertaining training battles between knights called?

Jousts or Jousting tournaments

200
Name 3 common, townsperson-type jobs in the Middle Ages.

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200

Manor

A large house and the land around it, owned by a lord or noble.

200

What started the Black Death?

Bacteria called Yersinia pestis, spread by fleas on rats.

300
List what a knight used/wore in battle

Armor

Swords

Shields

Horses

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300

If you became sick with the plague, what happened to you before you died? 

Name some symptoms

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300

Why do we call the Middle Ages the DARK ages?

Because it was a hard time when people didn’t know much about science, there were lots of wars, sickness like the plague, and life was really tough for most people.

300

Chivalry

Rules for how knights should act

300

What countries did we talk about during the middle ages?

England, France, etc.

400

What were the jobs you would have before becoming a knight?

1...

2...

3... Knight

1. Page

2. Squire

3. Knight

400

Describe common people's houses

simple, one-room houses that the whole family shared

candles/fire for light

fire for warmth and cooking

holes in the ground for toileting

400

What do we call "the triangle of power" in the Middle Ages?

a. power triangle

b. feudal system

c. social classes

Feudal system

400

Noble

rich and powerful people

400

What type of war was a CRUSADE?

A war fought over RELIGION

500

What is the area around a castle where water is kept?

Moat

500

This was the job women could have where they assisted the queen.

Ladies in waiting

500

What type of clothing did common people wear?

What about noble people?

Common people - wool

Noble people - silk, velvet, fur

500

Serf

Poor person that worked the land for the lords

500

Who was Joan of Arc and what did she do?

A young French woman who led the French army to victories during the Hundred Years’ War.

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