term 1 key defenitions

Question 1

castle

Answer 1

a large building, typically of the medieval
period. Protected against attack with thick
wall

Question 2

motte & bailey

Answer 2

An early Norman style castle. A motte was a
large mound of earth that would hold a
fortification and the bailey would house
soldiers

Question 3

rebellion

Answer 3

An act of armed resistance to an established

government or leader

Question 4

exile

Answer 4

Being barred and removed from your home

country, usually for political or safety reasons

Question 5

primary source

Answer 5

Historic material taken directly from the time

period studied

Question 6

secondary source

Answer 6

Material made after the time period (books,

documentaries)

Question 7

diary

Answer 7

A book in which one keeps a daily record of

events and experiences.

Question 8

plague

Answer 8

A disease spread throughout Europe on
several different occasions. Symptoms
included buboes and killed millions of people

Question 9

catholic

Answer 9

A form of Christianity. Viewed the Pope as

head of the church

Question 10

protestant

Answer 10

A form of Christianity with changed ideas
from the original Catholic faith in Europe.
Very plain and believed the monarch was
head of the church