Rome
The leader and ruler of Rome
Emperor
Protectors of the peasants, loyal to lords
Knights
A trench dug around a castle, often filled with water
Moat
Witches
These small animals would spread the disease
Fleas
What continent is Rome found?
Europe
A King or Queen
Monarch
Producing an ____ was the most important job for a queen
Heir
Burning a witch at the stake would hopefully cleanse this part of them.
Soul
Large black welts that would appear on someone sick
Buboes
The "King" of the gods (Roman myth)
Jupiter
Another way to describe medieval social hierarchy
Feudalism
A textile, traditionally woven by hand on loom.
Tapestry
Trials by jury meant you had to plead your case in front of this many men.
12
The type of plague affecting the lungs.
Pnemonic
Commander of a centuria
Centurion
Peasants made up this % of population
90%
The first type of castles
Motte and bailey
Women had an exclusive method of avoiding execution
Falling pregnant
Cities would go under this thing to try and avoid the plague
Quarantine
What century did Rome fall?
5th Century CE
The most vital resource that dictates your social standing
Land
The name of the laws from the Catholic church
Canon law
Those who committed minor crimes were placed in this device for humiliation
Pillory (stocks)
The bacteria responsible for the plague
Yersinia pestis