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 man who lives apart from society and devotes his life to religion
What is a monk?
The English king who died in the Battle of Hastings
Who is King Harold of England?
Elite armored soldiers who fought on horseback to protect kings or lords and their castles
What are knights?
The name of a person who bought, sold, and traded goods in the Middle Ages
What is a merchant?
Buildings found in medieval towns where people would go to worship
What are churches?
A building or group of buildings where monks live and worship
What is a monastery?
After winning the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy got this title
What is the King of England?
A deep ditch filled with water that surrounded castles to keep invaders from entering
What is a moat?
The name of a skilled middle-class worker who made items like tools, clothes, and weapons by hand
What is a craftsman?
The places where people in medieval towns went to buy and sell goods
What are markets?
The dominant religion of medieval Europe
What is Christianity?
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?
A young person who lived and worked with a skilled craftsman to learn a trade
What is an apprentice?
What is the Black Plague?
A large, circular stained glass window found in cathedrals
What is a rose window?
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 group of merchants or craftsmen who worked together to protect their trade (starts with a 'g')
What is a guild?
Instead of indoor bathrooms, people used these containers and emptied them outside in the streets
What are chamber pots?
A tall, slender pointed structure often found on the roof of a church
What is a spire?