Religion
This percentage of income was paid to the Church as a tax called a tithe.
What is 10 percent
Name one of the three main purposes of torture in medieval times.
What are confession, punishment, or deterrence?
Name one weapon used in medieval times.
What is sword, mace, battleaxe, longbow, or crossbow?
In the feudal system, who was at the very top of the hierarchy?
Who is the King?
Medieval Halloween originated from which ancient festival?
What is Samhain?
These religious men lived in monasteries, copying manuscripts and preserving knowledge.
What are monks?
True or False: Nobles and peasants received the same punishments for the same crimes.
What is False?
Which came first: chainmail armor or plate armor?
What is chainmail?
What percentage of medieval people were peasants working the land?
What is 80-90%?
True or False: Witch hunts only happened in the early medieval period.
What is False? (Most witch hunts occurred later)
This city was the primary target of the First Crusade, captured in 1099.
What is Jerusalem?
Name one of the torture devices mentioned in our PowerPoint.
What is the rack, iron maiden, or thumbscrews?
This weapon is a combination of axe, hook, and spike on a long pole.
What is a halberd?
Name one way that medieval people preserved food.
What is smoking, salting, or pickling?
What object did people nail above doors for good luck?
What is a horseshoe?
Put these Church positions in order from lowest to highest: Pope, Priest, Bishop
What is Priest, Bishop, Pope?
In a trial by ordeal, what did people believe would happen to someone who was innocent?
What is "God would protect them"?
Name one siege weapon used to attack castles.
What is trebuchet, battering ram, or siege tower?
What was the thick stew that made up a main part of a peasant's diet?
What is pottage?
Medieval doctors believed illnesses were caused by an imbalance of four things in the body. What were they called?
What are the four humours?
Name one impact of the Crusades mentioned in our PowerPoint.
What is increased trade, cultural exchange, or religious tensions?
Public executions were attended by many people. Why were they considered community events?
What is they were meant to entertain and warn people not to commit crimes?
Knights followed a code of behavior. What was it called?
What is chivalry?
What type of peasant was bound to their lord's land and couldn't leave without permission?
What is a serf?
Accusations of witchcraft tended to increase during what types of events?
What are times of crisis (like plagues, famines, or wars)?