Instructions: You are about to embark on a voyage throughout the Middle Ages. On this voyage, you will discover many things about this unique time in Europe's history. Click on each site below and find the answer to each of the following questions and record your answers on a separate sheet of paper (don’t forget to number them). GOOD LUCK AND SAFE TRAVELING.....THIS WAS A VERY DARK & DANGEROUS TIME IN EUROPE'S HISTORY!! You must answer all of the questions before proceeding to part B.

Part A

Medieval Europe
Timelines

1. The medieval times, or middle ages, refers to a time in history that lasted about 1000 years. When did the middle ages start, and when did they end?

______CE - ______CE (CE stands for Common Era and basically means the same thing as AD.)
The Plague

2. What was the name of the horrible disease hit Asia, Africa, and Europe in the 1300s? ______

3. People thought they were getting sick as a punishment from their gods, but it was actually ______
that were spreading the disease.

Feudalism

4. In medieval times, there were three major groups of people. They were the ______, the ______, and the ______.

5. If people wanted more land, the would simply start a ______with someone.

6. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called ______was formed.

7. In the feudal system, everyone was avassal. What does the term vassal mean? ______

8. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? ______

Fiefs

9. ______in medieval times was broken into fiefs.

10. The fief included at least one village, ______for the serfs, the manor house or ______, and areas set aside to grow, feed, or catch ______- the fields, pasture land, and woods.
Life of the Nobility
Kings, Lords, Ladies, Knights

11. During the middle ages, noblewomen had no rights. They were the ______of their husbands. They could not even chose their own husbands; their ______chose for them.

12. ______did not go to school. They were taught by their mother how to behave and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle ages.

13. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals in the middle ages compared to how we eat today?

______

14. Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle ages? ______

Medieval Castles

15. Why did the nobility build their castles out of stone in the middle ages?

______

The Manorial System
Common People

16. The common people in the middle ages were the ______and the ______.

17. The ______could not leave the manor without permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the lad was sold to a new owner.

18. The ______were free to leave the manor, but usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.

19. How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord?

______

20. Could most of the common people read or write? ______

Knight Life

21. At what age did the sons of noblemen begin their training for knighthood? ______

22. At age 15, he became a ______and was assigned to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.

23. Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a ______.

24. What was the code called that said that all knights had to be brave in battle and is now the basis of good manners in most Western societies? ______

Medieval Weapons & Tools

25. Knights wore shirts ofmail,whichwas made from hundreds of thousands of ______, all linked together to protect against the blow of another knight's sword.

26. What was a knight's most important weapon that blacksmiths invented to be able to cut through mail and bone? ______

27. What was the trajectory weapon called that was used at this time to fling rocks? ______

28. What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls? ______

29. A ______was like a giant crossbow that shot giant arrows.

Mythical Medieval Beasts

30. The ______was a mythical beast during the Middle Ages that stood for death and sin and was the most feared beast.

31. The ______was also known as a gargoyle, and had an eagle head and wings, a lion's body, and a serpent's tail.

32. The ______was an imaginary bird that stood for immortality and resurrection.

33. The ______was lizard-like, with talons and a very bad stench. He was a vicious and ugly beast.
Jousts and Tournaments

34. ______were public contests of skill between knights. Anyone could enter if they had armor, a horse, a sword, and a shield.

35. The ______was a form of combat between two knights in which the knights rode on horses and tried to knock each other off their horse using a lance.

36. The ______was a team sport in which each side tried to knock their opponent's colored flags off their backs, using clubs and blunt swords.

37. The ______tried to stop the tournaments because they were too violent, but never succeeded.

Part B

Think you have jousting mastered? Try this jousting! In this game of skill, you must face the best knights of the kingdom!