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Medieval Times
Medieval Times 2
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The Pardoner's Tale
Wife of Bath's Tale
100
The Middle Ages span these years.
What is approximately 350-1500 CE?
100
The codes the knights followed.
What are the Codes of Chivalry or the Chivalric Codes?
100
Wary, wise, discreet, knew the history of legal cases very well
Who is the Serjeant at the Law?
100
The pardoner is trying to save people from this deadly sin that starts with an "A."
What is avarice?
100
These two characters are speaking during the prologue of the "Wife of Bath's Tale."
Who are the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner?
200
The death of this king started the Norman Conquest
Who is Edward the Confessor?
200
The idealized love a knight or young warrior has for his queen.
What is courtly love?
200
Sails and navigates very well, makes people walk the plank
Who is the skipper?
200
How often does the pardoner recommend that the pilgrims renew their pardons?
What is every town or two?
200
This caused there to be no more fairies in England anymore.
What is the spread of Christianity?
300
The title of William the Conqueror before he fought for the throne of England
What is "Duke of Normandy"?
300
A series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens.
What is the Crusades?
300
Good shepherd, always helps those in need, only good religious figure in the story
Who is the parson?
300
According to the pardoner, this is the root of all evil.
What is love of money/greed?
300
The lesson we learn from the tale of Midas.
What is that women can't keep secrets?
400
A system in which the king owned land and granted it to important nobles. The nobles owned serfs who worked the land for them.
What is feudalism?
400
The Archbishop of Canterbury who was assassinated by knights for the king.
Who is Thomas a Becket?
400
Took care of his master's farm, was feared by his workers
Who is the Reeve?
400
The old man is trying to find this.
What is someone who will trade youth for his experience or death?
400
Women want this most--according to the tale.
What is equality or equal power?
500
These are three reasons the feudal structure broke down.
What is: (Multiple options: Crusades opened new trade options, England moved from land to money based economy, Black Death, Peasants Revolt, growth of towns as a result of trade, peasants were allowed to buy their own freedom, nobles became weaker)
500
The Great Charter of the Liberties of England--limited the power of the king
What is the Magna Carta?
500
Stout and sturdy, red hair, temper, steals from the farmers
Who is the miller?
500
In the Pardoner's Prologue, he says he'd take money from the poorest village widow and let her children starve as long as he could drink _______ and keep ______ _______.
What are liquor and jolly wenches?
500
The three reasons the old crone gives that explain why poverty is not shameful.
What are "Jesus lived in poverty by choice," "No one will want to steal from you," and "You will know who your true friends are"?