Medievil Europe

Question 1

What were the crusades?

Answer 1

A battle between Europeans and the Middle East
Christians and non Christians being Muslims
was fought on holy land

Question 2

What were some of the reasons that historians suggest contributed to the fall of Rome ?

Answer 2

Because the empire was simply to big to survive ,Knights and soldiers couldn’t defend such a big space. Most were Christians and didn’t want to kill. As well as infighting which weakened the society

Question 3

King / Monarch

Answer 3

Had privileges of the land

Question 4

Noble / Lord-

Answer 4

Took land from the king and gave it to the knight in return for the knights to fight for the king

Question 5

Clergy/Knight

Answer 5

The knight revived land from the lord . In return would have to fight for the king

Question 6

Peasents/Serfs

Answer 6

Worked on the farm and payed their taxes to the monarch in form of crops.

Question 7

What technology was developed that allowed knights to ride on horses ?

Answer 7

A more built up seat to give the rider greater security in the saddle greater balance which allowed the knight to use a sword more efficiently .

Question 8

Explain two things a king or Lord would need to think about when choosing a location for a castle ?

Answer 8

Near a River which would give them protection, on a hill and close to crops to feed the soldiers inside the castle

Question 9

What are Siege Weapons

Answer 9

Battering ram- A battering ram was used to knock down draw bridges
catapult- was used for launching objects
Cannons - was used for firing cannon balls

Question 10

Explain 3 ways an army might choose to attack a castle

Answer 10

Attack the drawbridge
throw disease animals over the walls to infect the soldiers that way by the time they attacked some were already dead
burn the castle

Question 11

What were symptoms of the Black Death ?

Answer 11

Coughing Blood
boils
skin would turn black
bleeding from mouth, ears and nose