Name that character
This medieval character wears a suit of armor when going to war.
Knight
This medieval character would spend their whole lives working on a lord's estate.
Serf or peasant
If you are a captive, you hope someone will pay the ______________ to get you free.
Ransom
A sharp tool used by serfs to cut wheat and other crops ( also used by the grim reaper)
scythe
This is probably the only women in the Middle Ages with any amount of power or influence.
Queen
This medieval character fights with an axe or a pike.
Foot Soldier
This medieval character would learn to embroider, dance, or play a musical instrument.
Noble/ privileged girl / lady
Knights could prove their strength and ability by taking part in ______________ matches.
Jousting
This word means "hoping to become something"
Aspire
Women in the Middle Ages could become skilled in a particular craft or even train to become a _______________ ( a person who sells or buys goods).
Merchant
This medieval character has specific jobs according to the seasons.
Serf
Spring - plow & seeds ; Summer - tend to crops ; Autumn - harvest ; Winter - repair fences / tend livestock
This medieval character would one day become King or Queen.
Noble boy or Noble girl ( young Lord or yound Lady)
In exchange for successful battles and wars, kings might give _______________ to knights.
Must give one answer:
money. land. a title.
A lord / lady are considered this ( you have plenty of food, clothes, servants, etc. )
Privileged
If you were a serf or peasant woman, you likely would help your husband in the _______________.
Fields ( or with crops/harvest)
This medieval character would not approve if someone hunted on his land illegally.
Lord ( or King)
In exchange for loyalty, this person offers protection.
Lord
The ____________ ______________ was where family members and their guests gathered for meals and entertainment ( in a castle).
Great Hall
Castles were built to withstand a ____________ (attack).
siege
Women and girl (serfs) would be in charge of making the evening meal called ________________.
Pottage
This Medieval character would have learned to read and write.
Lord (or maybe a Lady)
These medieval characters were not under the same strict control of the Lord as others.
This is the term which refers to a knight's expectation for behavior - honor and protect the church, treat other captured knights as guests, protect weaker members of society
Chivalry
A law or rule requiring people to be in their homes by a certain time....
Women might learn to do this ( especially noble women) - it is an activity in which tapestries (wall hangings) are created
Embroider