medieval period facts

Question 1

what started this period

Answer 1

1066- battle of hastings

Question 2

who brought feudalism

Answer 2

william the conquereor

Question 3

how was the land divided in feudalism

Answer 3

1/4 to king
1/4 to church
rest sorted amongst the nobles

Question 4

who were the serfs

Answer 4

anglo-saxons

Question 5

what kind of barons owned the land

Answer 5

norman barons

Question 6

Henry II married

Answer 6

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 7

eleanor is a

Answer 7

french queen

Question 8

eleanor brought the idea of

Answer 8

holy quests and chivalry

Question 9

henry II’s son

Answer 9

richard, the lion-hearted

Question 10

Richard’s absence was because he was in the

Answer 10

crusades

Question 11

richard’s absence led to his brother John

Answer 11

plotting against him

Question 12

After John passed as king, what erectee

Answer 12

parliament

Question 13

who signed the magna carta

Answer 13

john

Question 14

why did the feudal system decline due to sheeps

Answer 14

towns grew up around the sheep industry

Question 15

reasons why the feudal system decline (6)

Answer 15

commoners began to have power in the house of commons
guilds were created
trade stimulated by crusades
wealth not based on land
black plague killed 1/3 of england’s population
established universities/ education encouraged

Question 16

3 topics for writing during this period

Answer 16

hundred years war
black death
war of the roses

Question 17

when did this period end

Answer 17

1485

Question 18

what event ended this period

Answer 18

Henry VII (Tudor) ,house of lancaster, defeated Richard III house of York

Question 19

who brought french

Answer 19

norman

Question 20

what words do we get from french

Answer 20

court and cook words

Question 21

what class spoke french

Answer 21

aristocrts

Question 22

what class spoke latin

Answer 22

clergy

Question 23

what class spoke english

Answer 23

commoners

Question 24

why did english emerge as our language (5)

Answer 24

commoners outnumbered others
Henry VII spoke english
unpatriotic  to speak enemy's language during 100 years war
Chaucer wrote and sold to the common man
Printing press standarized english

Question 25

robin hood is what type of literature

Answer 25

ballad

Question 26

tales of king arthur is what type of literature

Answer 26

romances

Question 27

ordered first complete translation of Bible into english

Answer 27

John Wycliff

Question 28

father of english literature

Answer 28

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 29

Chaucer fought in what war

Answer 29

100 years war

Question 30

as a teenager, what happened to chaucer

Answer 30

captured

Question 31

who posted his ransom

Answer 31

the king

Question 32

chaucer marrried a

Answer 32

lady, in waiting of queen

Question 33

chaucer survived through how many kings

Answer 33

3

Question 34

chaucer planned for how many original tales

Answer 34

4 tales for 30 pilgrims = 120

Question 35

how many did he complete

Answer 35

24

Question 36

where is chaucer buried

Answer 36

poet’s corner/ westminster abbey

Question 37

gives best picture of 14th century england

Answer 37

canterbury tales

Question 38

the canterbury tales is also a

Answer 38

satire