Vocabulary
Credible
Believable or trustworthy
Who was at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy?
Peasants/serfs
How did the Black Death spread?
Fleas -> Rats -> Humans
At what age do knights become pages and then squires?
7 and 14
Historian
Person who studies the past
Who was at the very top of the feudal hierarchy?
King/Queen
How did the plague get to Europe?
On ships (trade routes from Asia)
At what age do you become a knight?
21
Mortality Rate
Percentage of people who died
POSITIVES
- safety and protection for peasants
- stability
- wealth and power for high-ranking people
NEGATIVES
- Poor working conditions for peasants
- famine
- constant battles
- disease
- poverty
What were some symptoms of the plague?
Boils/spots, black fingertips, fever, vomiting, coughing...
Why did knights become obsolete?
Weapons evolved, guns/cannons invented
Physician
Doctor
What conditions did peasants work in?
Poor conditions - long hours, little pay and freedom
What did people believe caused the plague?
Some people thought God was mad and sent the plague as a punishment
When was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
Famine
Starvation and death due to crops failing/no food
What is feudalism?
A system of society where people with a lower rank worked on land owned by people with a higher rank in return for protection
How did the Black Death positively affect the peasants?
Higher wages and more freedom because so many peasants died from the plague
Why did the Battle of Hastings begin?
Argument over who should be the next King of England