Medieval Keywords

A knight was

• Someone who was given land by the King

• A soldier who fought on foot

• A soldier who fought on horseback

• A soldier who wore no armour

A serf was

• Owned by the lord

• Had to ask permission to marry

• Couldn't leave the manor

• All of the above

The first stage to become a knight was

• Apprentice

• Squire

• Journeyman

• Page

Knights had to swear to a code of:

• Clarity

• Courage

• Chivalry

• Gallantry

A tithe was

• Giving 1/5 of your crops to the church

• Giving 1/20 of your crops to the church

• Giving 1/10 of your crops to the church

• Giving 1/2 of your crops to the church

Guilds were in charge of

• Town rules

• The curfew

• Quality of craftsmanship

• Town security

In terms of chronology which date would be first

• 1200AD

• 1800BC

• 1800AD

• 1200BC

The bubonic plague was spread by

• Germs in the air

• Germs in water

• Fleas on rats

• Rats

The word used to describe when fires had to be extinguised in towns was

• Vesper

• Curfew

• Charter

• Carillon