These are rich lord. They are very powerful knights that own a lot of land and control everyone below them.
What are the barons?
100
These people were bound to the manor. They were not slaves and could not be bought or sold, but they could not leave the manor without permission.
What are serfs?
100
The job of a noble woman was to give orders to the
Who were servants and the maids?
100
Now, most of the people are "middle class" and have a home or apartment to live in. We have good lives. In medieval times, most of the people were
What is peasants or serfs?
100
A noble boy became a page when he was
What is seven years old.
200
Three types of lords that looked after the land for a baron.
What are earls, dukes, and counts.
200
Peasants could escape the hard work on the manor by joining the ___________
What is the church?
200
What type of woman did these jobs? - cared for livestock, smoked meats, baked, made cheese, worked in the gardens.
What is a townswoman?
200
Now, people usually work for 8 hours a day and sometimes we have to work on weekends. In medieval times, people worked
What is 3 days on the lord's land, 3 days on their own land and never on Sundays or holy days.
200
The 3 stages in becoming a knight are
What is a page, a squire and the dubbing ceremony.
300
These were free men who controlled very small plots of land. They could sell the things they grew but they couldn't sell the land.
What are villiens.
300
Three types of taxes paid by serfs and peasants were:
What is the bread tax, the coat tax, the crop tax?
300
Even though they couldn't read and write, most woman were good at ____________.
What is math?
300
Now, we eat a wide variety of food for all over the world. In medieval times, people ate
What is simple meals of vegetables, bread and ale.
300
A page became a squire when he was 14, he had to complete 2 tests of endurance which were
What is 24 hours without food or water and 3 or 4 days without food.
400
The Lowest of the Low.
What are serfs and peasants.
400
A church festival was important because it was the only time commoners could...
What is relax and enjoy each other's company.
400
Why might people think a woman was a witch?
Because she was really good at healing people.
400
Now, all children are supposed to go to school and all people have the right to go to school. In medieval times, school was taught by ________________ and mostly only _________ went to school.
What is the church and boys?
400
A worthy squire was knighted when he was
What is 21 years old.
500
Pronounce this word correctly: viscount.
What is viscount.
500
The payment of the festival was the responsibility of the
Who is the lord?
500
Why did women get married so young during medieval times?
It was important to start having children early since people didn't live very long during medieval times.
500
Now the government makes the laws and we vote for the government. In medieval times, the ___________ make the laws
What is barons, lords and kings.
500
What does chivalry mean? Give 2 examples.
What is a code of behaviour knights had to follow. They had to be honourable and brave, protect the weak and respect women, and be loyal to the king.