Flashcards
medieval times quiz
Flashcards do conjunto (24)
- 1Name the system of government in medieval timesFeudal
- 2who is the head of this form of governmentthe king
- 3what was an unfree peasant calleda serf
- 4how could an unfree peasant become freeescape from the village for a year and a day
- 5what was the main meal that peasants ate calledpottage
- 6what was the area of land a lord kept for himself calleda demesne
- 7what was the first type of castle calleda motte and bailey
- 8the mound of clay in the first type of castles was called thismotte
- 9what was the flat land that the houses were built on called?bailey
- 10what is the river of water around a stone castle called?a moat
- 11what type of bridge went over this rivera draw bridge
- 12what was the name of the wall that surrounded the castlea curtain wall
- 13what is the name of the area on top of this wall where soldiers could stand called?a battlement
- 14what was the name of the building that the lord and his family lived in?the keep
- 15name 2 types of bow and arrow soldiers used in the middle agescross bow and long bow
- 16name two stages in becoming a knightpage and squire
- 17what disease killed a lot of people in the middle agesthe black death
- 18name two symptoms of this diseaseblack boils and fever
- 19what was the rules of a town calleda charter
- 20why was there a wall around a townfor protection
- 21name two stages in the training of a craftsmanapprentice and journey man
- 22what was the rules of the craftsmen calleda guild
- 23what does curfew meanput out the fire
- 24name two types of punishment for crimesstocks and scold bridle