Knights
Castles
Church
The Black Death
100
Did pages learn how to read and write?
Yes
100
The strongest part of a castle is the___________________
Keep
100
Why did people believe in the Catholic religion during the Middle ages?
Life was hard during the middle age and the Catholic religion gave them hope for a better after life in Heaven.
100
What is a plague?
A dangerous disease that spreads RAPIDLY from one person to another.
200
Name the stages of knighthood in the CORRECT order
1. Pages 2. Squire 3. Dubbing Ceremony 4. Chivalry
200
Where was a castle often built on?
On the top of a hill.
200
Where do Monks live in?
Monasteries
200
Name the two forms of the plague.
Bubonic Pneumonic
300
What did the squire have to do all night before the day of his dubbing ceremony?
Pray all night in the chapel
300
What is the minimum thickness of the castle walls?
3.5 metres
300
Please list three things the Church had an impact on.
1. Education 2. Women 3. Laws 4. Architecture 5. Music
300
How did the bubonic plague spread?
The fleas left an infected rat, and bit a person, the bacteria entered the person's bloodstream. Then the person got the plague.
400
Name one of the endurance test that the squire had to go through.
1. 24 hours without food or water 2. 3 or 4 days withoud food or water.
400
Name three parts of a castle.
Moat, Battlements, Embrasures, Merlons, Drawbridge, Keep, Ramparts, Arrow slits, Great hall
400
List the people in the Church hierarchy in order.
1. Pope 2. Cardinals 3. Archbishops 4. Bishops 5. Priests, Friars, and Monks
400
What did most people believed to be the cause of the illness?
Most people thought that the illness was caused by dirty or smelly, poisoned air.
500
What is the code of chivalry?
1. A Knight must be honourable and brave 2. A Knight must protect the weak and respect women 3. A knight must be loyal to the king
500
What are murder holes?
An opening which the defenders could fire, throw or pour harmful substances or objects, such as rocks, arrows, scalding water, hot sand, quicklime, tar, or boiling oil, down on attackers
500
What did the Church (monks & nuns) provide for people during the middle ages? List two things.
1. Care for the sick 2. Shelter for Travellers 3. Skilled Farmers 4. Recorded Important Events
500
What is a buboe?
a painful swelling in the groin or armpit area.