Medieval Way of Life
What was the life expectancy for an individual in the Middle Ages?
30-35 years old!
List any two types of crimes that were punishable in Medieval Europe!
Stealing a nun
Forrest Laws
Treason
Hersey
Sacrilege
(Teacher discretion)
The Black Death began in 1353 (in Europe) and Covid began in 2019 (China). What centuries did these both occur in?
14th and 21st century
What three individuals were involved in the Battle of Hastings? (First name only!)
Harold, Harald and William
What colour is Miss Elleray's coffee cup
Pink!
What event is said to have started the Middle Ages (include the year!) ?
The Fall of Rome 476 AD/CE
Name three types of torture methods used in the Middle Ages
The Stocks, Flaying, Cutting into quarters, thumbscrews, eating dry cake
(Teacher discretion)
A source was created 500 years after the event it describes. Give one reason why this might affect its reliability.
The creator/author was not an eyewitness / information may have been changed or based on other sources.
What King died which caused the Battle of Hastings?
King Edward the Confessor
What two images is on the front of Miss Elleray's sign of G14?
Cat and Coffee
List the order of the Feudal System and explain the systems purpose.
1. King
2. Barons
3. Knights
4. Peasants
A structure that organised society around land ownership, military service, and mutual obligations.
William the conquerer believed that the death penalty was way too harsh of a consequence for a crime. What torture method did he introduce instead?
Blinding - The criminal should have their eyes gouged out instead (gross).
Put these events in chronological order
1. The Fall of Rome (476)
2. The Battle of Hastings (1066)
3. The Feudal System (1066 - onwards but formed after William won the BOH)
4. The Statute of Labourers (1351)
5. The Black Death (1353)
Joan of Arc was convicted of Hersey, but this wasn't enough for the English to execute her. What other crime was she tried for so they could burn her at the stake.
Dressing as a man (Knight) in battle
What football team does Miss Elleray go for?
Wests Tigers
What did William the Conqueror make before he could create the Feudal System?
He conducted the 'Domesday Book' which was similar to a census to see how much money/land people had so he could tax them!
Name three consequences (before death) of sacrilege and Hersey?
1. Ex-communicated
2. Burning at the stake
3. Being hung, drawn and quartered.
A medieval painting shows a king as extremely powerful and heroic. What is one limitation of using this source to understand what the king was really like? Explain your answer.
1. The artist may have exaggerated the king's power or presented him positively because of bias/purpose.
2. The King may have commissioned (purchased) this artwork for himself and he wanted to be portrayed in a positive light.
What happened to William the Conqueror's body when he died?
His funeral turned into a disastrous spectacle where his bloated body burst as attendants tried to force it into a stone coffin.
Miss Elleray is going on an international holiday in the upcoming school break. Where am I going!!
Japan
Where does the word ‘medieval’ come from?
A Latin phrase 'medium aevum', which means "middle age".
The year is 1112 and you are a peasant that has been working really hard to grow crops all year. Your manor's Lord recognises your hard work and the crops you have brought in. You decide to ask for a raise...what law have you just broken?
The Statute of Labourers - a law that made it illegal for workers to ask for higher wages.
A historian finds a medieval painting showing a king surrounded by wealthy nobles and knights. The painting was created 100 years after the king died.
What are TWO questions a historian should ask to decide whether this source is reliable for understanding the king's life?
Part One: When Harold Godwinson of Wessex crowned himself King after the current King of England died, what was seen by the people of England during his crowning? What did this make them believe?
Part Two: What artwork shows this, (How do we know this event occurred?)
Part One: Halley's Comet signaled that King Harold II's reign was illegitimate and cursed.
Part Two: The Bayeux Tapestry
What are the names of Miss Ellerays two cats?
Freddie & Snow