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  • What was a guild?
    An organisation of skilled people who worked in the same trade
  • What was the name of a Medieval village?
    Manor
  • The system of land ownership where rulers divided land among their followers in return for loyalty and taxes was known as....
    Feudalism
  • Name the two types of peasants.
    Freemen and serfs
  • Which peasant needed permission to leave the manor and to get married?
    Serfs
  • What was the name of the temporary castles built by the Normans
    Motte and Bailey
  • What Oath did a Knight make to the Lord?
    Oath of Chivalry
  • Name the 4 members of society on the feudalism pyramid
    King, Lords, Knights, Peasants
  • Name one type of weapon used to attack a castle
    Catapult, Siege Tower, Cannon, Arrows
  • What were the three stages of Knight training?
    Page, Squire, Knight
  • Name two key features of a stone castle
    Battlements, Turrets/Towers, Moat, Curtain Wall, Portcullis, Drawbridge, Gatehouse, Bailey, Keep
  • Name one method of treatment used to 'cure' people during the Middle Ages
    Cupping, Leeching, Bleeding, Amputation
  • What was the name given to the knighting ceremony
    Dubbing
  • What was one duty of the lady of a castle?
    Bear children as heirs, teach the children, instruct the servants, weave, play music
  • How did the plague spread to Europe?
    Fleas on Rats
  • What year did the Black Death begin
    1347
  • Religion was so important in the Middle Ages that Europe became known as...
    Christendom
  • What historical source tells the story of the Norman Conquest?
    Bayeux Tapestry
  • What disease caused the period known as the Black Death
    The Bubonic Plague
  • Who became King of England after the Battle of Hastings?
    William the Conqueror
  • Name one way a Lord/Lady could display their wealth.
    Their clothing (silk from Asia), use of spices when cooking
  • What is the name of the tax peasants had to pay to the Lord?
    A tithe
  • What was the name given to the payment paid to a groom by the family of the bride
    Dowry
  • Which peasant was allowed to leave the village?
    Freemen
  • Explain the three stages of becoming a Master Craftsman
    Apprentice, Journeyman, Create a masterpiece and apply to be a Master Craftsman
  • Name three types of medieval soldier.
    Foot soldier, Archer, Knight
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