this way of execution could be said as " a short drop and a sudden stop." -Pirates of the Caribbean
What is hanging?
100
Knights all had to swear loyalty to their lord or lesser lord and they in turn had to swear loyalty to this, the highest authority of the land
What is the king?
100
The crusades were a series of religious wars between the christians and this religions people
Who are the muslims?
100
A manor is the base of this economic system
What is feudalism?
100
During this time period this was the main religion
What is christianity?
200
The scold's bridle was a torture device meant to embarrass a female victim. It was worn around the head and a piece of metal rested in the mouth. This kept the victim from doing this.
What is talking?
200
The code of conduct for knights
What is chivalry?
200
The goal of the crusades for the christians was mainly to take back this holy city
What is Jerusalem?
200
Another name for the peasants that work the land
What are serfs?
200
This was the leader of the entire church
Who his the Pope?
300
Some criminals got one of these burned onto their skin. Luckily not all 26 were burned on
What is a letter?
300
The joust was an event in which two knights rode towards each other and tried to knock each other of their horses using this weapon
What is a lance?
300
The crusades lasted this many years
What is 200 years?
300
Every manor had one of these in case of a siege
What is a well?
300
The church held a lot of power because the monks were this,
they could record events
What is literate?
400
One of the most painful executions used horses to rip a victim's limbs off. It was called this. It definitely not one of fortune though
What is the wheel?
400
After learning the basics of being a knight a knight-in-training becomes this, the special name for a knight's apprentice
What is a squire?
400
The crusades were made up of this many main wars
What is nine?
400
Another name for a manor
What is a fief?
400
If a worker died in an accident while working on a cathedral they were guaranteed a place here
Where is heaven?
500
This torture device crushed whatever was inserted into it such as fingers and toes.
What is a thumbscrew?
500
Some of the first armor knights used was this, thousands of interlocking rings now used in protective dive clothing
What is chainmail?
500
The pope that started the crusades
Who is Pope Urban II?
500
If a lord owned more than one manor he had a this take care of the unoccupied manor houses