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Year 8 Middle Ages: Week 1-5

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One of seven continents, ruled by monarchies during the Middle Ages

Europe

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What are these called?

arrow loops

15

What is this called?

trebuchet

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What religious figure did most people worship in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Jesus

10

What event is considered the beginning of the Middle Ages?

The fall of the Roman Empire

15

What is another name for the Middle Ages?

The Dark Ages

The Medieval Ages

The Low Ages

The Enlightened Ages

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Which of these modern day countries was not part of medieval Europe?

Spain

Germany

Turkey

England

15

Who was the first crowned Emperor in Europe at the beginning of the middle ages?

Charlemagne

William the Conquerer

Joan of Arc

King John

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What was the name of the famous battle that occurred in 1066 (which resulted in the French defeating the English)

The Battle of Hastings

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What were nobles NOT expected to do for the royalty?

collect taxes

give gifts

provide knights

pledge loyalty

15

How would a noble usually pay a knight for his service?

land

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Which of these was a serf allowed to do?

use land for free

leave the farm

eat some of the grown food

marry without permission

15

T/F: Serfs could be sold between owners

false

15

What percentage of land was given to the Church by the English King?

33%

10%

25%

50%

15

Why did medieval farmers rotate their crops (three field system), leaving every third field empty each season??

to allow a wider variety of crops to be grown

to allow nutrients to return to the soil

to give their animals somewhere to feed

to make plants grow larger

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What is the figthing strategy called which involves "waiting out" your enemy by surrounding them inside an area?

siege warfare

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