The Church
The head honcho in the Roman Catholic Church.
This group of people is always at the top of a social hierarchy or pyramid.
Who are the Pope, royal families, or Kings/Queens?
This way of rotating crops, in order to get optimal growth, is still used to this day
What is the three-field system?
This is the "real" name of the plague
What is the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague?
European warrior on horseback...maybe on his way to save a damsel in distress?
What is a knight?
These people spent hours praying and meditating every single day, they also drew, wrote, and illustrated the Bible over and over and over and over....
Who are priests or monks?
This is usually what determined social status or rank in Europe's Dark Ages.
What is birth?
Manors and castles would often use this water feature to avoid invasions
What is a moat?
The plague mainly spread by this method.
What is fleas and/or rats?
An association or group of people who all hold the same occupation (job)
What is a guild?
The Church became the leader of this time period for this reason.
What is they had all the books and knowledge, they taught others?
During the Middle Ages, owning a lot of this can directly relate to success
What is land?
This system focused on a social hierarchy that meant peasants worked on a lord's manor
What is Feudalism?
What fraction of the "known world" (Europe's) population die from the Plague?
What is about 1/3 to 1/2?
The code of ethics or conduct that knights and military men must live by.
What is Chivalry?
What is Excommunication?
This king of early France's name translates to Charles the Great
Who is Charlemagne?
This Christian war was very popular for nobles and lords (people with money) to go and fight in, trying to take the Holy Lands back from the EVILLLLLL Muslims.
What are the Crusades?
This remedy was used to cure and get rid of the plague for good
What is basic hygiene and waste disposal in cities?
What/Who is a serf?
These are people who speak out against the Church (they usually get burned at the stake or killed)
Who are heretics?
Serfs would need to ask the Lord of the Manor to be able to do these two things...
What is Marry and Leave the manor?
A very holy item (like bones of a saint or a piece of Jesus' cross) is known as this term.
What is a relic?
Women often didn't get the plague, and were seen as witches for this reason.
What is they owned cats?
The King's Clown
What is a Jester?