Medieval Church
Someone that devotes their life to the church is a...
Monk or nun
What was Williams nickname?
Why?
William the Conqueror, because he conquered or took over England
Most serfs in the middle ages were...
farmers
Where did the battle take place?
What group had the least power in medieval society?
Serfs
Where did monks live?
Monasteries
He is his great grandson
What did Merchants do for a living?
merchants bought and sold things and usually had their own store
Where did William of Normandy come from? (Where is Normandy?)
France
What did King John do to make the nobles angry?
He raised taxes a lot so he could fight wars in France.
Monks and nuns preserved old texts by...
copying old books by hand
What did Henry II do to change courts in England?
He sent judges around the countryside to hear cases
What was an apprentice?
(Bonus points if you name the title that comes after apprentice?)
A boy that trains to become a craftsman with a master of that craft. He stays with the craftsman's family and works for him for free.
When he is promoted, he becomes a journeyman.
What was the English battle strategy?
They put up a shield wall.
What did the lords and nobles do to show King John that they were angry with him?
They captured London and rebelled against the king
What is another word for BEGINNER when monks train?
Novice
Why did Henry appoint Thomas to the archbishop role? What happened?
Name three kinds of craftsmen.
any of the following:
carpenters, paper makers, glassmakers, leatherworkers, tanners, blacksmiths, armorers...
3,000 men
10,000 Normans - 7,000 English
What was the Magna Carta?
"The Great Charter" - it explained all of the rights that the nobles needed before they would stop rebelling.
Who was the most powerful Church member in England?
The archbishop
William ordered for a book to be created during his reign. What is the book and what is in it?
The Domesday Book
It has information about people's jobs, money, and land in the Middle Ages.
Between which two groups did knights fall in medieval society?
Above the middle class but below lords
(Below lords but above the middle class)
How do we know so much about the Battle of Hastings?
It is on the Bayeux tapestry
Why was the Magna Carta important?
It was the first bill of rights and the foundation of modern democracy