Year 7 medieval England assessment revision

Question 1

Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System?

Accepted Answer

Peasants

Question 2

What is this siege weapon called?

Accepted Answer

"Belfry"?, Siege Tower

Question 3

When was the Medieval Period?

Accepted Answer

1250-1500

Question 4

When did the Black Death start?

Accepted Answer

1347

Question 5

Long term effect of Black Death

Accepted Answer

demanded fairer treatment, decrease in population -> fewer laborers, demand higher wages, surplus of goods, lower prices

Question 6

What was a long term consequence of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Peasants gained a better standard of living

Question 7

Who was on the top of the Feudal system?

Accepted Answer

King

Question 8

What are symptoms of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

All of above

Question 9

What were medieval towns like?

Accepted Answer

Smelly, noisy, crowded and unsafe

Question 10

In Medieval Europe, the Church was regarded as:

Accepted Answer

The highest authority

Question 11

Who was Thomas Becket?

Accepted Answer

Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 12

What was the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

deadly epidemic

Question 13

What symptom occurred on the fourth day of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Spasms

Question 14

Why were castles built in Medieval times?

Accepted Answer

To house and protect the Monarch and lord's land, To keep the Monarch separated from the peasants

Question 15

During the black death people had...

Accepted Answer

poor medical knowledge

Question 16

Early castles were built for...

Accepted Answer

Defense

Question 17

Why did so many people die of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Poor hygiene / living conditions made it easy to spread., They didn’t know the cause so didn’t know how to cure it, Trade and transport links spread it., They blamed it on God and looked towards superstition

Question 18

What was the feudal system?

Accepted Answer

A class system

Question 19

The Medieval period is also known as the:

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 20

The Black Death is also known as?

Accepted Answer

Bubonic Plague

Question 21

In Medieval Europe, castles were a sign of power and authority

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

What is a trebuchet

Accepted Answer

A type of catapult used to throw heavy projectiles

Question 23

The Black Death killed nearly?

Accepted Answer

1/3 of the population of EUROPE

Question 24

why were castles built?

Accepted Answer

castles were built to protect and serve from aattackers

Question 25

When was the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

14th Century

Question 26

Which King argued with Thomas Becket?

Accepted Answer

Henry II

Question 27

This is a superstitious cause for the black death

Accepted Answer

We have spent too much time gambling, fighting and drinking., If you breathe in the smell you will catch the plague., God has sent the plague because he is angry with us.

Question 28

Where did the Black Death originate?

Accepted Answer

Aisia

Year 7 medieval England assessment revision

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Year 7 medieval England assessment revision

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