Miscellaneous
What king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
John
Feudalism was a system where people exchanged their labor for what?
Land and Protection
What were fortified homes called?
Castles
What caused the Black Plague?
Bacteria
At what age did boys begin their training to become knights?
7
Person who completed apprenticeship and became a paid worker under a guild member.
Journeyman
Which group of people worked the land in exchange for protection, food, and shelter?
Serfs
These used counterweights to launch large rocks.
Trebuchets
What helped spread the Black Plague?
Fleas and rats
At what age were knights typically knighted?
21
What two lords fought in the Battle of Hastings?
William and Harrold II
What was a fief?
Land
What was the tower with thick walls inside the castle walls called?
Keep
In what year did the Black Death hit Europe?
1347
What was a standard of conduct for knights?
Chivalry
The legend of Robinhood takes place during which king’s reign?
Richard the Lionheart
Complete the order
King, lords, ______, knights, peasants, serfs
Vassals
What did attackers use to knock down the portcullis?
Battering Ram
How long did it take for the population of Europe to return to pre-plague numbers?
200 years
What was jousting?
An event where knights tried to knock each other off their horses
These were handwritten books decorated with precious metals.
Illuminated Manuscripts
Bonus: What King introduced Feudalism to Europe?
William the Conqueror
What did attacking armies often do to siege a castle?
Surround the castle and prevent anyone from entering or leaving
Bonus: What current European country do historians believe the plague started in?
Italy
Complete the order of becoming a knight
______, ______, knight
page, squire