Medieval Crime + Punishments Flashcards
Name all the groups on the social hierachy of the medieval church.
- God
- Pope
- Cardinals or Archbishops
- Bishops
- Parish Priests, Abbots, Monks + Frairs
- Ordinary people
Name name at least 4 (max 6) medieval crimes and their punishments.
- Gossip - scoldsbride
- Not working hard enough - flogged
- Cheating on partner/drunkenness - stocks or pillary
- Theft - fines or even loss of hand
- Treason - hanged publicly
- Heresy - pray banishment
What are doom paintings?
What were they used for?
Paintings that represented what people thought hell looked like.
Usually what people thought would happen on judgement day.
Why did people go on crusades?
To region control of the holy land, and also to explore and also for wealth.
People came back from crusades and introduced new items and food.
What does pilgrimage mean?
A religious journey.
Who won the battle of the crusades?
Christians and Jewish.
Name 3 clergy’s and their duties.
Priests - performed sacred rites
Monks - performed manual labor. Took vows of poverty and obedience to their leaders.
Friars - their purpose was preaching. They lived lives of extreme simplicity and poverty.
they are all members of the ‘Christian clergy’.
Define heresy.
Belief or opinion contrary to Orthodox religion (especially Christian.)
Define tithe
1/10 of an annual produce or earnings, formally taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.
Hung, drawn and quartered defined.
A punishment in England used for men who are found guilty of high treason.
Treason defined.
The crime of betraying one’s country, e.g. attempting to murder.
Repentant defined.
Expressing or feeling sincere regret.
List two positive outcomes of the crusades.
- Discovered new items such as food and clothing.
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List two negative outcomes of the crusades.
- many children died.
- not all of the crusades were successful.
Explain the first crusade.
- began in 1095.
- pope urban II was involved.
- pope urban II called publicly for a crusade to aid eastern Christians and recover the holy land’s.