The Battle of Hastings
The name of the French army that fought against the English in the Battle of Hastings
Who are the Normans?
Wealthy, powerful people who owned castles and ruled over the surrounding land
Who are lords?
The name of a farmer or peasant in the Middle Ages
What is a serf?
Medieval towns were surrounded by these tall structures to protect the people inside
What are walls?
A word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
After winning the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy got this title
What is the King of England?
Elite armored soldiers who fought on horseback to protect kings or lords and their castles
What are knights?
Religious men who withdrew from society to dedicate their lives to religion and worship
What are monks?
The dominant religion of medieval Europe
What is Christianity?
The adjective in this sentence: The nobles went to a busy market after their feast.
What is 'busy'?
The English king who died in the Battle of Hastings
Who is King Harold of England?
A deep ditch filled with water that surrounded castles to keep invaders from entering
What is a moat?
The name of a person who bought, sold, and traded goods in the Middle Ages
What is a merchant?
The places where people in medieval towns went to buy and sell goods
What are markets?
The subject of this sentence: The knight traveled to London on his horse.
What is 'The knight'?
The year the Battle of Hastings took place
What is 1066?
The tallest, most secure part of a castle where the lord and his family lived
What is a keep?
The name of a skilled middle-class worker who made items like tools, clothes, and weapons by hand
What is a craftsman?
What is the Black Plague?
The adverb in this sentence: At the end of the joust, the king loudly declared the winner.
What is 'loudly'?
The nickname given to William of Normandy (William the _____)
Who is William the Conqueror?
Massive room that was used for feasts, celebrations, and meetings in the castle
What is the Great Hall?
A person who takes a long journey to a holy place for religious reasons
What is a pilgrim?
The social, political, and economic system in the Middle Ages, organized in a pyramid formation, that included kings, nobles, knights, and peasants
What is feudalism?
The predicate of this sentence: The craftsmen made strong armor for knights to wear.
What is 'made strong armor for knights to wear'?