England After the Conquest
what language did the Angles and Saxons speak?
Old English
Under the code of chivalry, knights owed honor to the church and __________.
God
What does the Latin word Crusade mean?
Cross
What was the document said in place that essentially said that the king had to follow the same rules as everyone else?
Magna Carta
Norseman are also called...
Vikings
What language did the Celts speak?
celtic
When there were no wars to fight, what did knights do?
They wandered around fighting, stealing and killing
What empire grew even larger than the old Roman empire?
That Islamic empire
Richard I of England was known as Richard the...
Lionhearted
What is the land of the Arabian Peninsula like?
A hot, dry desert
Who owned England before the Norman invasion?
families
To practice their skills, knights would compete in _______________________________.
Tournaments
What three religions wanted to capture the holy city?
Christianity, islam, Judaism
who imprisoned Richard on his way home to England?
The Duke of Austria
What is a scriptorium?
A special room where monks copied books by hand
List the order of rank (most powerful to least) in the feudal system.
1. King
2. Lords
3. knights
4. serfs
Under their new code, knights swore to take care of _____________________, _____________________, _____________________.
Women, priests, monks, widows, and orphans (any work)
In what Crusade did the Christians capture Jerusalem?
The first
what is a civil war
A civil war, when soldiers fight in their own country against their own people
What countries make up Britian?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
List the four languages that the Angles and the Saxons took words from
Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, and French
What was wrong with chain mail?
It would not stop the blade of an ax or a point of a lance
Why was Jerusalem a holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Muslims- because Mohammed ascended into heaven from a rock in that city
Christians- because Christ was crucified there
Jews- because it was the city of David
What did Richard do as soon as he became king?
He raised up an army and went to go fight in the Crusades
Scandinavia is made up of what three countries?
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden