Mrs.Kallens
Religion Jeopardy Feudal System Battle of Hastings Knights/Ma gna Carta CrusadesPlague Final Category
Define Feudal System or Feudalism Answer
A military form of government 10 Points
What is the land granted to someone in exchange for a promise of loyalty? Answer
Fief 20 Points
What is the system of self sufficient farming Answer
Manorialism 30 Points
What is a vassal and what positions in feudal society where vassals? Answer
A person who serves a lord of a higher rank. Knights, Dukes, Earls, and Barons were vassals. 40 Points
What were the two types of peasants and what is the difference between them? Answer
Serfs and Freemen Serfs were not allowed to come and go and had to ask permission of the noble regarding several things. Freemen could come and go as they pleased. 50 Points
Who won the Battle of Hastings? Answer
The Normans 10 Points
Surprise! If you get the correct answer, the point value for this question will be doubled.
Who were the two leaders that fought in the battle and which side did each lead? Answer
Harold Godwinson (Saxons) and William the Conqueror (Normans)? 20 Points
Where is Normandy located? Answer
Northern France 30 Points
Why did the battle start and what year was it fought? Answer
King Edward died and did not leave name a successor. Both sides claimed the throne. The year was Points
Why was the battle significant? Answer
It was the last successful invasion of England and it brought the Feudal System to England. 50 Points
When was the Magna Carta signed and by who? Answer
King John in 1215? 10 Points
What are medieval soldiers on horseback called and what is their armor called? Answer
Knights and chainmail? 20 Points
Define heraldry. Answer
The system used by knights to identify themselves in battle. 30 Points
What are the steps to becoming a knight? Answer
Page, Squire, Knight (via dubbing ceremony) 40 Points
Results of the Magna Carta Answer
What is limit the power of the king, no taxation without approval of the great council, and Freemen are entitled to a trial should they be accused of a crime? 50 Points
Three reason people went on the crusades and the city they ultimately wanted to capture. Answer
Land, money, religion. Jerusalem 10 Points
Who called the first crusade? Answer
Pope Urban II (Explain why and get an extra 20 points ) 20 Points
Three kings who went on the third Crusade and the results of the third crusade. Answer
Phillip II, Richard I, Frederick I Phillip went home, Frederick drowned, and Richard made a treaty with ___________. (name him for an extra (10 points) 30 Points
Three results of the crusades (example: which of them were successful?) Answer
The first was the only successful crusade. Trade lead to more ideas and wealth being brought to Europe. Began conflict that still exists between Christians and Muslims. 40 Points
Yeah, it’s a Feudal System Question… What were three reasons the Feudal System ended? Answer
Technology and advancements in weaponry. The development of towns and cities. The Black Death. 50 Points
Define Plague. Answer
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many? 10 Points
How is the plague transmitted? Answer
Plague bacteria in rats is carried by fleas and then transmitted to humans. 20 Points
Where did the plague originate and how did it make it to Europe? Answer
China. Invaders sieged the trading port city of Caffa by infecting it with plague. Italian sailors escaped and came back home infected with the disease. 30 Points
What are three forms of plague? Which does the black death usually get named for? Answer
Bubonic, Septicaemic, Pneumatic? The Bubonic. 40 Points
What were three major effects of the plague? (think cultural, economic, political, social) Answer
Answers will vary. Look it up to check if they are right. 50 Points
Final Category: Social Studies Vocabulary
The governing body that developed in England following the Magna Carta is called what? Answer
Parliment