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Year 8 History Medieval Europe
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1
What is the name of the wooden stick knights use when jousting?
A stake
A lance
A morningstar
A pilum
2
What kind of house would peasants usually live in?
Homes made of bricks and metal roofs.
Large houses made of stone and wood.
A small hut with walls made of mud and thatched roof.
A small house made of wood and tiled roof.
3
Why were castles built on hills?
For protection. They could see the enemy coming.
The king said to build them there
They were closer to the sun therefore warmer
They wouldn't fit anywhere else
4
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
Harald Hardrada
William of Wales
Harold Godwinson
William of Normandy
5
What year was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
1912
1600
1011
6
Who was Charlemagne?
King of the Franks and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
A Pope who spread Christianity through the crusades.
A Muslim conqueror and King of Rome.
King of England and conqueror of the Normans.
7
What was the main Church in Europe during Medieval Times?
Catholic
Pentecostal
Anglican
Orthodox
8
What became William's new title?
William the Conqueror
William the Victor
9
What is a key visual source for the Battle of Hastings?
The Bayeux Tapestry
There is no key visual source
The Bayeux Painting
The Norman Tapestry
10
What do you call the ditch filled with water that goes around the castle?
river
lake
moat
ditch
11
Who died in the Battle of Hastings?
Harald Hardrada
Harold Godwinson
12
What was the name of the famous Battle that occurred when the Normans invaded England?
The Battle of Hastings.
The Battle of Agincourt.
The Battle of the Crusades.
The Battle of the Bulge.
13
This could be raised and lowered. It allowed people to cross over the moat without getting wet
drawbridge
walkway
sidewalk
drawbridge
14
What is the name of the heavy gate pulled down over the front door of the castle for protection?
gate
portcullis
portgate
door
15
What is the name of the heavy gate that blocks the entrance to a castle?
Barracks
Drawbridge
Solar
Portcullis
16
The code by which knights lived their lives was known as...
The Code of Honour
The Code of Shivering
The Code of Chivalry
The Bushido Code
17
This is a small building at the entrance of a castle. Knights guarded the castle from this spot
alcove
lookout
gatehouse
guard vault
18
At which age did a boy become a page?
5
8
6
7
19
What is the name of the social hierarchy used in Medieval times?
Church System
Feudal System
Capitalist System
Medieval System
20
Who was at the top of the Feudal system?
The Pope
Nobles
The King
Peasants
21
What was the name of the main city that Christians were trying to take during the Crusades?
Rome
London
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
22
How did Harold Godwinson supposedly die?
Trampled by a horse
Impaled on a spike
An arrow to the eye
An arrow to the knee
23
What is the damp, dark, underground room where they keep the prisoners called?
murder hole
jail
cell
dungeon
24
Who were the Normans?
People from France who invaded England
Christians who fought in the crusades
Normal people living in England
Peasants who fought for their lords
25
The top of the castle wall with squared openings to shoot through is called...?
walls
walkway
crenelles
battlement
26
At what age did a boy become a squire?
13
15
14
12
27
Who was in charge of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
The Cardinals
The Priests
The Bishops
28
What are the narrow slits in the castle walls used to shoot arrows from called?
arrow windows
shooting holes
arrow slits/loops
arrow holes
29
Who was at the bottom of the feudal system?
Nobles
The Pope
Peasants
The King
30
What spread the Black Death?
Poisonous gases
The Church
Fleas on rats
Birds and fish
