Medieval Warfare

Question 1

What are the four factors of change?

Answer 1

Composition of armies (numbers, type, roles)
Experience of warfare
Recruitment and training
Experience of civilians

Question 2

Name 3 weapons

Answer 2

Longbow
Crossbow
Swords

Question 3

Name a disadvantage of the cross bow

Answer 3

Needs a Cranequin to draw back

Question 4

Name an advantage of the longbow

Answer 4

Useful at long range

Question 5

How far can the longbow fire?

Answer 5

350 metres

Question 6

How did swords change over time? Why?

Answer 6

They got thinner because gaps in chain mail armour got smaller

Question 7

What was the longbow law?

Answer 7

Every man in Britain had to practice the longbow every Sunday

Question 8

Which king brought in the longbow law?

Answer 8

King Edward III

Question 9

What was the percentage of change in infantry at the beginning and end of the period?

Answer 9

75% - 90%

Question 10

What happened to the cavalry throughout the period?

Answer 10

Decline of the mounted knight. The amount of cavalry in an army lessened

Question 11

What was the Schiltron?

Answer 11

A schiltron is a compact body of troops forming a wall of spikes.

Question 12

Who originated the Schiltron?

Answer 12

William Wallace

Question 13

What was the Schiltron effective against?

Answer 13

Cavalry charges

Question 14

What was the recruitment method at the start of the period?

Answer 14

Feudal summons

Question 15

What was another method at the start of the period?

Answer 15

General Summons

Question 16

How long did feudal summons require a knight to stay?

Answer 16

40 days

Question 17

What was the recruiting method at the end of the period?

Answer 17

Indentures

Question 18

What was an indenture?

Answer 18

A binding contract between the king and a knight requiring them to fight

Question 19

What was the assize of arms?

Answer 19

Required all men to serve the king for 40 days with their own weapons at short notice.

Question 20

What happened to taxes during the period?

Answer 20

Doubled

Question 21

What is scutage?

Answer 21

Paying not to fight

Question 22

What were a couple of benefits of fighting?

Answer 22

Could benefit from good wages and share ransom money or booty

Question 23

What could’ve happened to people homes not involved in the war?

Answer 23

Plundered

Question 24

What is plundering?

Answer 24

Stealing

Question 25

What did the English have a much larger number of than the Scottish in the Battle of Falkirk?

Answer 25

Longbow men

Question 26

Who had more infantry?

Answer 26

Scottish

Question 27

Who was leading the English?

Answer 27

Edward I

Question 28

Who was leading the Scottish?

Answer 28

William Wallace

Question 29

What did the Scottish cavalry do?

Answer 29

Run away

Question 30

What did the English do to make gaps in the Schiltron?

Answer 30

Longbow fire

Question 31

Who won the battle?

Answer 31

English

Question 32

What year did the battle take place?

Answer 32

1298

Question 33

What year the Battle of Agincourt take place?

Answer 33

1415

Question 34

During what war did the battle of Agincourt take place?

Answer 34

Hundred Years’ War

Question 35

Who was leading the English army?

Answer 35

Henry V

Question 36

One reason for England’s victory at Agincourt?

Answer 36

Choosing a muddy field which french cavalry got stuck in