Religion
Head of the Catholic Church
What is the Pope?
He was at the head of a medieval society
What is a king?
He first brought castles to Britain
Who is William the Conqueror?
The crime of plotting against the king
What is treason?
The Middle Ages last approximately this many years
What is 1000?
People who travel for religious purposes
What are pilgrims?
About 90% of the population was in this level of society
What are peasants?
The first type of castle
What is Motte and Bailey?
TWO types of execution commonly used in the Middle Ages
What are hanging, beheading or burning?
Name given to the series of wars between Christian and Muslim armies
What are the Crusades?
Women could serve as this part of the clergy
What is a nun?
Term used to describe the social structure of medieval Europe
What is fuedalism?
The TWO stages of training to become a knight
What are page and squire
A nagging wife could be punished by being made to wear this
What is a scold's bridle?
The bubonic plague originated in this country
What is China?
Churches controlled literacy. This was a handwritten book
What is a manuscript?
The main industry was agriculture. These were the TWO most important crops
What are wheat and barley?
ONE type of physical trial
What is trial by combat, trial by ordeal?
The number of wives King Henry the 8th had
What is 6?
TWO styles of architecture used to build cathedrals
What are Romanesque and Gothic?
Term to describe the nobles (dukes, counts, earls, etc.)
What is aristocracy?
The rules around family crests - the symbols, colours and designs you could use
What is heraldry?
The type of protection the church could offer criminals
What is sanctuary?
Fancy name given to the wooden fence around a castle
What is a palisade?