Why was heraldry important during medieval times?

Soldiers could identify each other

What would happen to you if you were placed in the 'stocks'

Towns people threw rubbish at you

In a Medieval Burgh what was an open drain or gutter used for?

People threw their rubbish in it

Why was disease so common during Medieval times.

People did not understand the need for hygiene

Why are burghs important to Scottish people?

Markets and fairs took place there

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1
Which two animals helped the Black Death to spread?
Fleas and rats
Pigs and fleas
Rats and birds
Rats and Cows
2
Why was heraldry important during medieval times?
Could identify a town
King could show off
Noble families could show off
Soldiers could identify each other
3
What would happen to you if you were placed in the 'stocks'
Towns people threw rubbish at you
Tied up next to animals
Had to fight on behalf of your Lord
Put on a cart
4
What was the Pneumonic Plague?
Affected your liver
Affected your eyes
Affected your kidneys
Affected lungs and breathing
5
In a Medieval Burgh what was an open drain or gutter used for?
Animal dropping could be put in it
Blood from butchers was put in it
Allowed stream to run through the town
People threw their rubbish in it
6
Why was disease so common during Medieval times.
No medicine
Witches caused disease
Overcrowded living conditions
People did not understand the need for hygiene
7
Who would use the crenellated walls of a castle during a siege?
Priests
Soldiers
Archers
Knights
8
What did the Flagellants do to rid sin from the world?
Whipped and hurt themselves
Cut themselves with knives
Walk barefoot over hot coal
Dragged behind a cart
9
In which century were stone castles being built?
14th century
12th century
13th century
11th century
10
Why are burghs important to Scottish people?
Everyone lived together
Food found there
Kings lived in the burgh
Markets and fairs took place there
11
What took place at the Gallow Gate?
Announcements made by Town Crier
Animals grazed there
Goods weighed
People were hanged
12
Who introduced motte and bailey castles to Britain?
Queen Matilda
King Henry I
William the Conquerer
King Harold
13
In which year did the Black Death reach Britain?
1350
1349
1348
1347
14
What were the early castles called?
Stockade and Moat
Bailey and Moat
Keep and Bailey
Motte and Bailey
15
What was the Burgh Muir used for?
Public Meetings
Announcements by Town Crier
Picnics
Pasture for livestock
16
What would take place in the dungeon of a castle?
Torture
King would hide there
Meals Cooked
Soldiers rested there

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