Miscellaneous, Mixed Middle Ages
Middle Ages Word Stock
Medieval Feudal System Factoids
The Church as the Epicenter
The Hustle and Bustle of Medieval Towns
100
In the Battle of Hastings in 1066, what huge mistake did the English army make that ultimately lost them the war?
English soldiers left their positions in the shield wall, opening up gaps for the Normans to breakthrough.
100
The serfs worked to restore the castle after the war. The word "restore" means:
A. To take back as one's own
B. To put back together
C. To tear down
B. To put back together
100
In the feudal system, these individuals sometimes did not have enough to eat, they lived in one-room houses made of wood and mud, they had little power and worked on the land.
Who are serfs.
100
True or false
It took architects and craftsmen hundreds of years to complete great medieval cathedrals.
True. Generations of many families built great medieval cathedrals.
100
What is a trencher?
A. A deep hole dug on a farm.
B. A fence around a castle.
C. A plate made from a piece of stale bread
C. A plate made from a piece of stale bread.
200
During the young, first years in training to become a knight, a young man was known as what?
A. A squire
B. A page
C. A minstrel
B. A page
200
The lord planned to enlarge his home to accommodate all of his servants.
Define "enlarge"
To make bigger
200
How does this diagram help you understand Europe's Middle Ages?
It shows how society was organized and who had the most and least power at the time.
200
Monks were men who devoted their lives to the church. Where did monks live?
Monks lived in monasteries.
200
Towns in the Middle Ages grew because they were fueled by trade.
Define the word "fueled".
A. A type of gas used for heating
B. An exchange of money for goods
C. Giving strength to or cause something to happen
C. Giving strength to or cause something to happen
300
Which TWO statements about the Magna Carta are true?
A. The Magna Carta gave kings unlimited power.
B. The Magna Carta required the king to follow the country's laws and speak with nobles before making new laws.
C. The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents in English history.
B. The Magna Carta required the king to follow the country's laws and speak with nobles before making new laws.
C. The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents in English history.
300
In the Middle Ages, a delicious soup or stew was called this.
What is pottage.
300
These individuals typically ate roasted meats, saffron, cinnamon and other spices and soft, white breads made from wheat.
Who are wealthy people.
300
What is one way the Battle of Hastings in 1066 changed history?
William the Conqueror of Normandy became King William I of England.
300
What were TWO ways villagers got their food?
A. Villagers were provided food by wealthy people.
B. Villagers grew gardens.
C. Villagers bought foods at the town market.
B. Villagers grew gardens.
C. Villagers bought foods at the town market.
400
What were TWO things that were needed because of rivalries between neighbors and wars with other nations?
A. Access to food
B. Elaborate castles
C. Trained knights
B. Elaborate castles
C. Trained knights
400
Which sentence uses the word "apprentice" correctly?
A. The apprentice helped the serf farm the land.
B. The apprentice learned his skill from the carpenter.
C. The apprentice sold his goods in the town market.
B. The apprentice learned his skill from the carpenter.
400
In the feudal system, these individuals lived in manors, they owned and controlled the land, people, and towns around them, they often had plenty of food.
Who are lords.
400
Which sentence uses the word papacy correctly?
1. The papacy of the Pope ended when he left the church.
2. The craft paper had a smooth papacy texture.
3. Serfs worked in groups called "papacy".
The papacy of the Pope ended when he left the church.
400
Black Death was a pestilence that spread easily and killed many people during the Middle Ages.
Define "pestilence".
Pestilence is a disease.
500
What are TWO examples of how the growth of trade and commerce affected the way people in Europe lived during the Middle Ages?
A. Kings taxed merchants and craftsmen.
B. People who lived and worked in manors in the country moved into towns.
C. Merchants and craftsmen who became the middle class grew in importance.
B. People who lived and worked in manors in the country moved into towns.
C. Merchants and craftsmen who became the middle class grew in importance.
500
Lords gave land and protection to serfs in exchange for loyalty and service. What is this system called?
A. medieval
B. chivalry
C. feudalism
C. feudalism
500
Wealthy people would often eat poultry meat less than other kinds of meat. Why?
1. They were forbidden by the church to eat chickens.
2. They wanted the eggs that the poultry would lay.
3. Poultry was a meat for serfs only.
They wanted the eggs that the poultry would lay.
500
Cathedrals and pilgrimages are all examples of the influence of which group in Europe's Middle Ages?
What is the Church.
500
What two problems arose when people moved to towns in the Middle Ages?
A. Diseases like the Black Death spread because of rats and waste that was thrown into the streets.
B. Kings began raising taxes for the wealthy and poor.
C. Fires broke out often and spread easily because people were cooking in their homes.
A. Diseases like the Black Death spread because of rats and waste that was thrown into the streets.
C. Fires broke out often and spread easily because people were cooking in their homes.