The Middle Ages

Question 0

Peasant

Answer 0

An old term for farmer

Question 1

Feudal system

Answer 1

This is how the land was owned and society was organised in the Middle Ages

Question 2

Serf

Answer 2

A person who belonged to The Lord and farmed his land

Question 3

Freeman

Answer 3

A man who paid rent and tax to The Lord but could travel as he pleased

Question 4

Demesne

Answer 4

Percentage of the land that the king kept to himself

Question 5

Vassels

Answer 5

The name given to the kings followers- they could be Lords, Bishops or Abbots.

Question 6

Knights

Answer 6

Soldiers who rode on horseback

Question 7

Medieval Manor

Answer 7

The house and village where The Lord lived

Question 8

Open-field system

Answer 8

The fields where the the crops were grown was divided into three open fields, each field was divided into long strips which each peasant farmed from

Question 9

Wimple

Answer 9

A headdress worn by rich women

Question 10

Pottage

Answer 10

A mixture of vegetable soup and porridge

Question 11

Bailiff

Answer 11

A person appointed by a Lord to keep law and order in a manor

Question 12

Ducking stool

Answer 12

A seat ducked into a river or lake to punish women for gossiping

Question 13

Tithe

Answer 13

A yearly tax donated to the priest

Question 14

Motte and bailey

Answer 14

Motte and bailey castles were the first castles built. They were made of wood and simple to build

Question 15

Keep

Answer 15

The was the main building in the castle where The Lord, the lady, their family and some soldiers lived

Question 16

Battlements

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The battlements were at the top of the keep, sentries watched for enemies on top of them

Question 17

Turrets

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Turrets were strong towers along the walls

Question 18

Drawbridge

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The drawbridge was a wooden bridge which could be raised and lowered

Question 19

Portcullis

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The portcullis is an iron grill in front of the castle gate for protection

Question 20

Forge

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The place where a blacksmith works

Question 21

Ballista

Answer 21

A giant crossbow used as artillery for a siege

Question 22

Solar

Answer 22

The room of the castle witch the lady used for embroiding

Question 23

Dowry

Answer 23

Money or goods that a woman gave to her husband when they got married

Question 24

Squire

Answer 24

When a boy was fourteen years old he became a squire where he learnt how to fight on horseback. If there was a war he carried his lords weapons and helped him with his armour and horse

Question 25

Page

Answer 25

When a lord’s son was seven years old he was sent to another castle to become a page

Question 26

Chivalry

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A code of honour that said that a knight should be brave and have good manners

Question 27

Guild

Answer 27

The guild set examinations to make sure the craftspeople were good at their job it set standards of work and decent wages

Question 28

Apprentice

Answer 28

An apprentice went to live in a master craftsman’s house for seven years when he is twelve. While there he worked without pay

Question 29

Journeyman

Answer 29

A journeyman was paid for his work, he could leave his master and travel around looking for better wages