Can you handle this?
AD
BC
Before Christ
BCE
Before Common Era
What was the Black Death?
Deadly outbreak of a plague which spread across Asia and Europe
What is a century?
100 years
CE
Common Era
What is an artisan?
Skilled worker/trades person
What is bias?
What is a barbarian?
Used to describe a foreigner
The Byzantine Empire was which part of the Roman Empire?
Eastern Roman Empire
What is bloodletting?
Medieval medical practice, cutting someone to cause bleeding. Was used as a treatment for illnesses.
List one feature of chivalry
Honest, brave, moral, courteous, dignified, help others in distress, generous and help those less fortunate, and uphold a lady's reputation.
What is Buddhism?
A religion
25 million
Describe mail armour, also incorrectly known as 'chain mail'.
What is cavalry?
soldiers who ride and fight on horseback
What is a daimyo?
Japanese warlord/ equivalent to a lord
What is infantry?
Soldiers who fight on foot.
What is a guild?
A group of people all working in the same trade, e.g. butchers, tailors, builders, etc. Who band together for their common interest.
What is a massacre?
The indiscriminate and brutal killing/slaughter of many people.
What is a dynasty?
A period of rulers of the same family who come to power one after the other.
What century was the Black Death?
14th century
What is polytheism?
Belief in more than one god
What were the crusades?
A series of holy wars
What is a dowry?
An amount of property or money given by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
Where are the Anglo-Saxons originally from?
Germany
What is heresy?
Doing something that goes against the teaching of the Church.
What is a flagellant?
A radical Christian who whipped themself to gain God's forgiveness during the Black Death.
What is a page?
A boy in the personal service of a knight
What does excommunication involve?
Exclusion and cast out from the church and isolated from all religious activities.