Medieval Careers
At the top of the feudal hierarchy, who is in charge of all the land in a country.
A king or monarch.
A game with bishops, rooks, and knights
Chess
The Black plague spread from Asia to Europe through the ________ ___________
Silk Road
Three weapons used during the Middle Ages...
Swords, Axes, Hammers, Lances, Mace, Catapults, etc.
An upper class member of society, who paid taxes and supported the king in exchange for land and castles.
The nobles
A sport where someone who fights another person using swords and face masks.
Fencing
True or False: The Black Death killed 1/3 of Europe in the 1300s.
True
List 2 siege weapons or strategies used to take over a castle.
Trebuchet, Catapult, Sapping, battering ram, ballista, siege tower, cannons, starving the enemy, firing diseased corpses into castles.
A soldier who swears an oath to a lord or king who protects the kingdom.
A knight
A game where knights ride on horses to hit each other's shields with lances to score points
Jousting
Name 2 symptoms of the Black Death
Buboes, Fatigue, Death, intense pain, vomiting blood.
What were the Crusaders offered to go on Crusade?
Eternal salvation (Cleansing sins), money, prestige, land, opportunity to advance from peasant to knight or lord, adventure.
Lived and worked on farms and served lords doing manual labour.
A peasant.
A game where you shoot an arrow aiming for bullseye.
Archery
The animals that carried the Black Death
Rats and Fleas.
Two defensive features of a Castle
Barbican, Portcullis, Drawbridge, murder holes, keep, moat, walls.
An important member of society who helps keep the manor in order.
The Queen
Why did knights perform in tournaments?
To prepare for war and to entertain the Kings and Queens, for money, prestige, and women.
The Latin name for the Black Death
Yersinia Pestes
Chivalry is...