Middle Ages Flashcards
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Name the two types of medieval churches
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Romanesque & Gothic
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Name the two stages of training of a knight
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Page & Squire
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What did serfs eat?
A
Pottage
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Q
What was given by the king to a town stating that the town could run it’s own affairs
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A charter
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Where in a medieval monastery did the monks discuss business and elect the abbot
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The chapter house
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Q
What was the certain time at which fires had to be put out at in towns and cities?
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A curfew
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Where in a monastery did monks eat
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The refectory
7
Q
Who looked after the poor when they visited a monastery
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The almoner
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Q
What is sanctuary
A
When a criminal ran in to a church to evade the law
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Q
In a medieval monastery, what was a cloister?
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A cloister was a covered walkway around a courtyard.
