People and Roles
Nouns and Adjectives
Verbs and Adverbs
Subject/Predicate
Middle Ages Facts
100

This person lived a privileged life and had the most amount of power.

Lord

100

Name the nouns in the sentence below.

The brave knights protected the lords and king.

knights, lords, king

100

Name the verb in the sentence below.

Serfs planted seeds slowly in the fields on the lord’s land.

planted

100

What is the subject of the sentence below?

Craftsmen created armor, clothes and other goods.

Craftsmen

100

Which group included carpenters, papermakers, glassmakers and blacksmiths?

Craftsmen

200

This person spent their entire life working on a landowner's estate and had the least amount of power.

Serf

200

Name the adjective in the sentence below.

The brave knights protected the lords and king.

brave

200

Name the adverb in the sentence below.

Serfs planted seeds slowly in the fields on the lord’s land.

slowly

200

What is the subject of the sentence below?

William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

William the Conqueror

200

During the Middle Ages, who had more power: a serf or a lord?

A lord

300

This person was a soldier who fought on horseback and wore special armor.

Knight

300

Name the nouns in the sentence below.

A battle took place at the large castle on a hill.

battle, castle, hill

300

Name the verb in the sentence below.

The knights shouted loudly as they rode their horses into the battle.

shouted

300

What is the predicate of the sentence below?

Knights wore armor to protect themselves during jousts and battles.

wore armor to protect themselves during jousts and battles

300

Which statement is NOT true about the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

a) It was spread by rats

b) It was a disease known as the plague

c) It was common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions

d) It killed very few people, even though many became sick

d) It killed very few people, even though many became sick


*It killed over 1/3 of the population of Europe

400

This person was a woman who devoted their life to the Church and lived in a convent.

Nun

400

Name the adjective in the sentence below.

A battle took place at the large castle on a hill.

large

400

Name the adverb in the sentence below.

The knights shouted loudly as they rode their horses into the battle.

loudly

400

What is the predicate of the sentence below?

English soldiers faced a well-equipped Norman army.

faced a well-equipped Norman army

400

Which of the following was NOT a part of the life of a monk during the Middle Ages?

a) They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor.

b) They often copied writings from ancient Greeks and Romans to create new books to preserve this knowledge.

c) They vowed to dedicate their lives to God.

d) They spent a large part of each day in worship and prayer.

a) They controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor

500

This person was a man who chose to live apart from society and devoted his life to the Church.

Monk

500

Name the adjective and nouns in the sentence below.

Merchants created new jobs for townspeople.

Nouns: merchants, jobs, townspeople

Adjective: new

500

Name the verb and adverb in the sentence below.

I wisely chose to do i-Ready instead of playing a game.

Verb: chose

Adverb: wisely

500

What is the subject of the sentence below?

Knights protected lords and nobles during the Middle Ages.

Knights

500

Place these medieval people in order from least amount of power to most amount of power.

Craftsmen, Lords, King, Serfs

Serfs, Craftsmen, Lords, King