The amount of time a peasant has to escape the manor for before he is free.
What is one year and one day?
200
How did the plague spread?
What are fleas on rats on ships?
200
The people who are the second level from the top of the social hierarchy.
What are barons and bishops?
200
These people rented land from the lord and worked for pay.
Who are freemen.
200
The leader of the Catholic church.
Who is the Pope?
200
A skilled craftsman that trains for free under the guidance of a master of that trade.
What is an apprentice?
300
The first European country affected with the plague.
What is Italy?
300
This was the result of some people paying high taxes to fund the 100 years war and being tired of their place in the feudal system.
What is the Peasants' Revolt?
300
The king gave land and fiefs to many people but during the Middle Ages, one group slowly became very large landowners.
What is the Catholic Church?
300
When two Popes reigned at the same time and caused dissention amongst Church followers.
What is the Papal Schism?
300
Unlike on the manor, this group could inherit a business, have freedom of choice and earn an income.
Who are women?
400
The approximate amount of people that died from the plague.
What is 20-25 million (or 1/4 to 1/2).
400
A conflict between lasted over a century an was between these two countries.
What is the Hundred Years War between England and France.
400
These people were not allowed to leave the manor without permission.
Who are serfs?
400
The high ranking Catholic church officials who choose the next Pope.
What are the cardinals?
400
The equivelant to a modern day trade union.
What is a guild?
500
This dominant force in society was questioned due to the aftermath of the plague.
What is the Catholic Church or the belief in God?
500
Towards the end of the Middle Ages, these were brought about in an attempt to control the way in which the peasant population could dress, spend money and achieve status in society.
What are sumptuary laws?
500
The feudal hierarchy in order.
Who is 1. the king 2. barons,abbots,bishops 3. knights 4. commoners,peasants
500
The ultimate commitment to the Catholic faith that involved knights and valour.
What are the Crusades?
500
The greatest detrimental factor of living in a Medieval town or city.