English Kings
This English King died in the Battle of Hastings
King Harold
Serfs spent most of their day...
Working for their lord
What year did the battle of Hastings occur. (You will get credit if you guess within 100 years)
1066 CE
Why did fires spread easier in towns
Houses were closer together and people cooked with an open flame
The power of the ______________ was increased during the Middle Ages
William the Conquer was from this region of France
Normandy
Nobles lived in...
A castle or Manor House
Why were the English successful at the start of the Battle
They had the high ground
Used a shield wall to repel the arrows
Influential members of a town were able to make their own...
Laws
The name of "uncivilized" people that lived in modern day Germany and France
Barbarians
There were 3 reasons that King John was unpopular. Name one of them.
1. He lost Territory in France
2. He raised Taxes
3. He tried to seize property from the church
This group of people made money buying and selling goods
Merchants
What led to the English losing the Battle of Hastings
They broke their shield wall and pursued the "retreating Normans"
This social class emerged during the Middle Ages
The Middle Class
This disease killed 1/3 of Western Europe during the Middle Ages
The Black Death/ Bubonic Plague
King John was forced to sign this document that limited the power of the King of England
The Magna Carta
This social class served as foot soldiers
Freemen
How did William convince the English Lords to stop resiting
He sent his army and burned the country side
Name three dangers of living in a town
1. Disease
2. Fires
3.Crime
The Middle Ages started with the Fall of this Empire
Roman or Western Roman Empire
King Henry II was was accused of ordering the assassination of
Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury
There was two ways that a serf could become free. Name one of them
1. run away and avoid capture for a year
2. Join the church
What were the two disadvantages the English had during the battle of Hastings
1. The had less men/less knights
2. They had just marched 200 miles
What town was William the Conqueror crowned King
London
King Richard spent little time because he was fighting in the Middle East. This war was called
The Crusades