Duplicate of Medieval Times

Question 1

What tactical advantage did the English have over the French during the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

The longbow

Question 2

What year was the Magna Carta signed?

Accepted Answer

1215

Question 3

Which of the following powers did King John give away in the Magna Carta?

Accepted Answer

Power of the Purse

Question 4

STUMPER: Which of the following people led French troops and then was burned at the stake?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc

Question 5

Which of the following events happened FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The Norman Conquest

Question 6

What is a martyr?

Accepted Answer

Someone who dies for their beliefs

Question 7

What major event took place in 1066?

Accepted Answer

The Norman Conquest

Question 8

Which creature was responsible for infecting people with the plague?

Accepted Answer

fleas

Question 9

What modern country shares France's eastern border?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 10

What city were Crusaders trying to conquer and form whom?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem; Muslims

Question 11

In which century did the first outbreak of the Bubonic Plague occur?

Accepted Answer

14th

Question 12

Which word best describes a MEDIEVAL person who lived on land controlled by someone else?

Accepted Answer

vassal

Question 13

What word describes the political system based on the mutual obligations of controlling land?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

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