Coat of Arms

Why did knights need coat of arms?

• It showed their family name and where they were from.

• Nobody knows for sure.

• It helped to understand who they were and which side they were fighting for on the battlefield.

• It was a symbol of royalty .

Why is it called "coat of arms"?

• Knights had the same tattoos on their arms.

• The symbols were made on the knight's armour.

• Knights wore this design on a coat which was over their armour.

The main shape of a coat of arms is called the __________.

• Escutcheon

• Field

• Charge

• Ordinaries

The background color of the coat of arms is called the _________.

• Escutcheon

• Field

• Charge

• Ordinaries

The main picture in a coat of arms is called a ___________.

• Escutcheon

• Field

• Charge

• Ordinaries

The designs on the coat of arms that added color and uniqueness were called ______________.

• Escutcheon

• Field

• Charge

• Ordinaries

What background color was known for hope and joy?

• red

• black

• green

• white

Red was the color for _________.

• truth and sincerity

• piety and knwoledge

• hope and joy

• warrior and nobility

A lion charge symbolized ___________.

• faithfulness

• wisdom

• bravery

• speed

A hare charge symbolized _________.

• bravery

• speed

• reliability

• power