Feudalism
Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Medieval Europe.
Pope/ Church and Monarch (King/ Queen).
Who performed surgeries? Bonus points if you can name some of the 'cures'.
A Barber Surgeon.
1. Bloodletting using leeches
2. Maggots on cuts
3. Herbs and animal bile as medicine
Who do Christians worship?
God and Jesus.
Name two roman emperors
1. Nero
2. Caligula
3. Elagabalus
4. Commodus
Name one cool fact that you remember from our lessons.
Student Answer
Which was the largest group in the medical social pyramid.
Serfs/ Slaves/ Peasants.
Describe a peasant house
Small peasant houses had thatched roofs and were easily destroyed and filled with lice and rats.
True or false
The church almost no land and had to pay taxes to the king?
False, owned 1/3 of the land and didn't have to pay taxes.
Rome used _____________ for trading while in the middle ages they bartered.
Coins.
Middle ages lasted from the _____ century to the _______ century.
5th - 15th.
What did peasants get in return for working for free on a lords manor.
Protection
Describe what life was like for a lord.
Nobles lived in castles or large stone manor houses. Had lots of power and had peasants and knights work for him. Loyal to king in return for land. Loved lavish parties and ate good food.
How much did a peasant have to give to the church as a 'tithing'?
10% as many didn't have gold paid in what they grew or made.
In Rome, ________________handled cases in ____________. Laws were the ___________ for everyone.
Judges, courts, same.
List 6 crimes that you could be punished for in Medieval Europe.
Drunkenness, Heresy, Blasphemy, Treason, Murder and theft.
What did a knight do and in return for what?
The were the protectors and fought for their lord and king in return for land called a fief.
What did people in the middle believed made you sick/ sicker.
Sin.
If someone taught ideas the Church didn’t agree with, they could be punished or even killed for _____________.
Heresy
Which countries did the roman empire include? From where to where?
Roman Empire stretched from Britain to Egypt, and from Spain to the Middle East!
List 6 different punishments for crimes in Medieval Europe
Whipping, branding, stocks, and pillory, while death penalty methods varied by the crime, such as hanging, burning, or even being thrown off a cliff.
Where were 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the feudal system?
Strengths: Provided some stability. Lords could rule as they pleased. Mutual obligation – everyone needs each other
Weaknesses: The strength of a king was based on the loyalty of his nobles. Peasants dominated by the upper classes – few rights. Very rigid system – very little social mobility
Provide 3 reasons why people might have been getting so sick in Medieval Europe?
1. Cramped conditions let disease spread as would drink dirty water that was contaminated from human waste and other.
2. Poor diets meant body wasn't getting nutrients and could get bone diseases
3. Didn't know about germs and thought illness came from sin
Describe how the church was able to become so powerful?
1. No taxes and tithings meant more money for them to keep and made the church rich.
2. Set up local parishes, which helped it keep power and collect money (Help from local lords in return for some of the money)
3. Controlled information as often only clergy could read and write and punished teachings they didn't like
4. People had a fear of hell and so did what they were told.
What were the 4 reasons for the downfall of the roman empire?
1. Got to big and expensive to maintain (thousands of towns and 50mil people)
2. Terrible sometimes corrupt leaders
3. Lots of invasion meant citizens and soldiers died. They also didn’t have enough soldiers to protect and was expensive to pay them.
4. Introduction of Christianity. Emperor no longer godlike and had less loyalty and so had to hire mercenaries.
Provide two differences between roman social/ political structure and medieval Europe.
1. Emperor has total control in ancient Rome. Church and king have control on medieval Europe.
2. Emperor has a standing army loyal to him, King has to rely on lords and knights.