People
Vocabulary
Geography
Medieval Life
Crime and Punishment
100
Who was the King known as a 'Conqueror'

William, (Duke of Normandy - double points)

100

What is the name of the social class system in Europe?

Feudalism
100

What is the name of the large empire which fell prior to medieval times?

The Roman Empire

100

Which people ran their households, prepared meals, raised their children, and managed the family's money.

Women

100

When greater lords have a disagreement, the generally have a trial by ______

Combat

200

Who fought William at the battle of Hastings

Harold Godwinson

200

What is the name of Feudalism when in a Manor?

Manorialism

200

What is the name of the area that the Christians were trying to take over during the Crusades?

The Holy Land

200
This made it possible for a horse to pull a plow, which helped peasents plant more crops and produce more food.
What was a horse collar?
200

If a commoner has been found guilty of committing a minor crime, what may their punishment be?

Time in the stocks

300

Who was the Pope who started the third crusade?

Pope Urban

300

What is the real name for the Black Death (spelling counts)?

The Bubonic Plague

300

Where did William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson battle?

Hastings/Battle

300

Knights were a part of this social group

Lesser Lords

300

The punishment of having to suffer through something, where the amount you heal determines your guilt or innocence?

Trial by ordeal

400

What was the name of the Muslim leader during the Third Crusade?

Saladin

400

What is it a religion with multiple gods called?

Polytheism/Polytheistic

400

What was area in the north of France which was owned by the English

Normandy

400

Because _____ was an important part of life in the Middle Ages, cathedrals were built.

Religion

400

What is the name of the crime where you do not follow the Christian religion?

Heresy

500

Who was the King during the Third Crusade?

Richard (The Lionheart - Double points)

500

What is the name of the area underneath an overhanging toilet?

Cesspool

500

The cities that make up the holy land (name up to three, points for each)

Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus

500

In the 1300s, the disease killed between 40 and 60 million people.

What is the Black Death?

500

The punishment given to Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators for attempting to blow up parliament?

Hung, Drawn and Quartered