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What did Crispin have to give as a death tax after his mother died?
A cow.
How were castles heated in winter?
Fires in stone fireplaces
About how much time did a person/peasant have during the year for celebrations and holidays during the Middle Ages?
About 8 weeks (almost two months worth).
Plague is carried/transferred by these two things
rats and fleas (insects)
to avoid deliberately; ignore
shun
shunned
crushed lice between his fingers
A ditch filled will mucky water; first defense of a castle.
moat
Church bells
You could get spices, silk, ivory, and different foods from this. You could also get the plauge.
Silk Road, trade routes, international trading
signaled in some way, often with a gesture
How did Bear manage to make Crispin his servant?
Bear made Crispin take an oath.
knights fighting on horseback
jousting
For a women: if you innocent God would help you vomit the poisonous calabar bean; if you were guilty ingesting the bean would cause death
If you were guilty you floated; if you were innocent you drowned.
Pull a stone from a pot of boiling water: if your hand healed after three days you were innocent; if your hand festered you were guilty.
Trial by ordeal
List an unhealthy practice during the middle ages that made the Plague thrive:
unwashed hands / bodies
filth / trash in cities (no local dumps or sewer systems)
homes not clean
protrude
stick out
Who is the kin of Lord Aycliffe?
Lady Furnival
Court entertainer: comedian, musician, juggler, and dancer
Freedom to say much of what was on their minds- even if it was about the King or Queen
Court Jester
List two "fashionable" looks that indicated you were part of the noble class.
Rotten teeth (indicated you could afford sugar)
Being overweight (indicated you had a lot to eat)
In today's world, doctor's use this type of medicine to help kill the plague.
Antibiotics (kills bacteria)
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
punctilious
Who owns the Green Man Inn?
Widow Daventry
About what age did young men try to become a knight's apprentice or squire?
Squire- knight's helper; young man learning what it takes to become a knight
About 14
What did peasants use to "wash" their mouths and teeth for good hygiene?
Wine or vinegar
During the Plague pandemic of Justinian, 1,500 years ago, what fraction/percentage of people are estimated to have died from the Black Death.
2/3 or 60%
boisterous
rough; high-spirited; loud; energetic