Warfare Medieval Period

Question 1

The medieval warfare and society was between which years ?

Answer 1

1250-1500

Question 2

Normally in the medieval era , how many men were in the army ?

Answer 2

5000-10000 men

Question 3

In the medieval period what was the army made up of ?

Answer 3

Infantry , cavalry and archers

Question 4

Who were the infantry in the medieval times ?

Answer 4

These were peasants who were treated poorly

Question 5

Who were the cavalry in the medieval era ?

Answer 5

These were the gentry and nobility

Question 6

In the medieval period , what tactics did the infantry use ?

Answer 6

The shield wall and the melee

Question 7

What was the shield wall ?

Answer 7

Overwhelming shields , spears and spikes

Question 8

What did melee mean ?

Answer 8

Hand to hand combat

Question 9

What tactics in the medieval era for the cavalry ?

Answer 9

The mounted charge
The rout and chase

Question 10

What was the mounted charge ?

Answer 10

Charging through enemy lines

Question 11

What was the rout and chase ?

Answer 11

Used to scatter enemy infantry

Question 12

In the medieval period , how was the command and army based ?

Answer 12

Based on social position

Question 13

What was the feudal system ?

Answer 13

King
Lords
Knights
Peasants

Question 14

How did the feudal system work ?

Answer 14

The king would give the lords land who would five knights land who would give peasants land . In return for this land , everyone had to provide troops for the king

Question 15

Why was warfare limited in the medieval period ?

Answer 15

. Royalty were worried about losing their throne
. It was expensive
. The weather was terrible half the time / soldiers had to travel through mud and rain

Question 16

What was guerrilla tactics ?

Answer 16

Mobile bands of warriors that were used to ambush troops , raid their camps and food supplies

Question 17

What was the assize of arms ?

Answer 17

A tax on wealth , all men with land had to provide knights

Question 18

What was scutage ?

Answer 18

Shield money which helped recruit soldiers by accepting money from people instead of military service

Question 19

What was the royal household ?

Answer 19

Permanent troops paid by the king as his personal guard

Question 20

What were mercenaries ?

Answer 20

These were experienced soldiers to help fight , mostly from foreign countries

Question 21

In the medieval period did the demand for food and supplies increase ?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Before changes were made , combatants had to do what ?

Answer 22

Provide their own provisions and equipment for 40 days

Question 23

New solutions were made for provisioning . What were they ?

Answer 23

Requisitioning
Weapon stores
Supply depots
Pillaging

Question 24

What was requisitioning ?

Answer 24

The crown forced merchants to sell goods and provide ships in order to supply their baggage trains

Question 25

What were supply depots ?

Answer 25

Supplies were set up ahead of an army

Question 26

What was pillaging ?

Answer 26

Stealing from people

Question 27

In the medieval period , was their training ?

Answer 27

No official training

Question 28

Were cavalry changed in the medieval period ?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

Characteristics of the longbow ?

Answer 29

. Introduced into english armies . Edward 1 beat the scots with this tactic . . Effective against cavalry . Ratio of infantry to cavalry changed from 2:1 to 3:1 . Can pierce through chain mail

Question 30

Characteristics of pikes and schiltrons ?

Answer 30

. Removed the effect of cavalry . Shiltrons was a tactic of a tight formation of piles toward the enemy . Made smaller armies have a bit more advantagr

Question 31

What were cannons used for ?

Answer 31

Sieges

Question 32

What were the advantages of cannon ?

Answer 32

Destroying city and castle walls Powerful

Question 33

Limitations of cannon ?

Answer 33

. Heavy and expensive . Inaccurate . Short range . Slow to reload

Question 34

Impact on civilians . List them .

Answer 34

Cost of warfare Purveyance Ransoms Sieges Victims of raids Recruitment

Question 35

What was the cost of warfare for civilians ?

Answer 35

Taxes went up during wartime considerably higher at the end of the period

Question 36

What was purveyance , impact on civilians ?

Answer 36

The king would force his civilians to give his army supplies

Question 37

What are the two battles to remember in the medieval period ?

Answer 37

The battle of falkirk and agincourt

Question 38

When was the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 38

1298

Question 39

In the battle of falkirk , who was it between ?

Answer 39

The Scottish and the english

Question 40

How many were in the english army in the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 40

14 , 000

Question 41

How many were in the Scottish army at the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 41

10 , 000

Question 42

The English were finding it difficult to penetrate the Scottish schiltrons , so Edward decided to bring what and how many ?

Answer 42

5000 longbow men

Question 43

Was the use of the long bow by the english at the battle of falkirk effective ?

Answer 43

This was an effective strategy , the Scottish schiltrons broke and the english cavalry could break in . With no armour , the longbows were able to penetrate chainmail

Question 44

Who won at the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 44

English

Question 45

Who were the leaders of each side in the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 45

Edward and Wallace

Question 46

Were the Scottish schiltrons effective against the english at the battle of falkirk ?

Answer 46

Yes they were well displined , the english cavalry found it hard to break through until they used long bows

Question 47

What was the turning point of falkirk ?

Answer 47

Longbows

Question 48

When was the Battle of Agincourt ?

Answer 48

1415

Question 49

What was the battle of agincourt part of ?

Answer 49

Part of the hundred year war between the english and french

Question 50

How many were in the english army at the battle of agin court ?

Answer 50

8000

Question 51

How many were in the french army at the battle of agincourt ?

Answer 51

15000

Question 52

At the battle of Agincourt , what was the battlefield like ?

Answer 52

. It was wet and muddy , which made it difficult for cavalry to cross . It was heavily wooded , english archers were protected

Question 53

At the battle of Agincourt , how was it fought ?

Answer 53

Henry v's tired troops were intercepted on their way to calais . They were weak from a long march across france .

Question 54

At the Battle of Agincourt , where was Henry's army placed ?

Answer 54

Placed at the narrowest point of the battlefield to funnel the french into a tighter space and make it harder for them to overwhelm the english .

Question 55

What were the reasons why the english won ?

Answer 55

. The english used longbows which were very effective . The muddy terrain caused the french to become exhausted . Henry's army was in a good position . French leadership was shit