Who ran hospitals in medieval times?
Usually by religious orders
Medieval Doctors
The king
What was the system of field rotation in medieval farming called?
Big farms
Castle farming
Three-field farming
What is treason?
Act against God
Betraying ones country or King/Queen
Lie
What was a Motte & Bailey Castle
A type of medieval castle with a raised earth mound (motte)
A style of castle built entirely from stone
A castle made to house livestock and provide farming land
A military fortress with deep water-filled moats on all side
What was the name of the giant throwing machines in medieval times?
Axe
Spare
Trebuchet
What was the mortality rate for medieval children?
10 years
Half of all children died before they reached the age of 7
15 years
What was the main reason people traveled in medieval times?
To avoid conflict
To trade
To visit holy sites, for example Jerusalem, the birth site o
What were 'trials by ordeal'?
All of the above
Hand plunged into boiling water
Grasping a red-hot iron
Being thrown into a pool of water
Why did towns become important in medieval times?
They were the servents of the castle
They were the providers of the king
They became centres of manufacturing
Who paid for hospitals in medieval times?
The wealthy
The peasants
The Nobels
Over a two hundred year period, how many Crusades were launched?
Eleven (11)
10
3 main and 4 secondary
Knights who were dedicated to protecting the Holy Land?
Christian Knights
Knights of God
Knights Templar
What was the biggest cause of death for women?
Hygiene
Giving birth
Lack of water
What foods did medieval people eeat?
bread, pies, pasties, butter, cheese, eggs, milk - fruit and vegetables they grew
Did peasants eat meat?
Only the king
No, only the wealthy ate meat
They were so poor that they did not have the chance
In the 'Dark Ages', what was the form of payment for goods called?
Torture
Barter system
Taxes
What was the other name for the Crusades?
The catholic wars
The Holy Wars
The kignights war
A knight was the eldest son of the family. True or False
False. Knights were younger siblings.
True. They were forced to participate.
What was the name of a journey people went on to visit holy sites?
Vacations
Journey
Pilgrimage
What was the name of a place where nuns lived and worked?
Hospital
Nunnery or Convent
Castle
What were houses of the wealthy, manor houses, generally made of?
Built out of stone
Bricks
Mud
Who were the knights who founded the Hospital of Saint John?
Knights Hospitaller
Saint Knights
Golden Knights
Situation where an army who block people from getting in or out of a castle is a.....?
Crusade
Siege
Combat
Which Church was very powerful and displayed dominance during medieval times?
Catholic Church
Islam
Arabs
What were medieval peasant houses generally made of?
They lived in the castles
Single room dwelling made of wood with a turf roof
They lived in caves
What was the name of a place where monks lived and worked?
Monastery
Castle
Church
What were Spanish Muslims known as?
Vikings
Moors
Visigoths
What is a 'moat'?
A large door that is lowered to keep people out.
A large mound of dirt that a castle is built on.
A large trench dug around a castle that is full of water.
A small animal used to dig into castles.
What was the social hierarchy in medieval times?
King; (Archbishop); Nobels (Dukes & Barons) Knights; peasant
King, Nobels , Clergy, peasant, knight
Peasant, King, Nobel, clergy
Was a Middle Age term for a knight's assistant....
Archer and Footman
Butler and Steward
Page and Squire
What was a knight's most important weapon?
His sword.
Mace
Spear
What was the plague that decimated populations called?
Black spices
The Black Death
The Vikings
Name two types of punishment from medieval times.
Water torture, pillory
Thumbscrews and the rack
Stocks and trial
By 900 AD, what was the common culture of the Mediterranean world?
Russia; Australia; USA
Eastern Europe; Africa; the Middle East
Western Europe (Christendom); Byzantine East; the Levant
Engliand; Scotland; Ireland
When was the medieval period?
The fall of the Greeks and Romans
The discovery of America
Approximate 476 AD to 1500 AD
What reason did medieval people think epidemics (eg. plague) were sent?
They thought they were punishment from God
Lack of hygiene