4.2 Middle Ages

Young men in the Middle Ages were often required to become foot soldiers or knights. What was happening in the Middle Ages that required young men to become fighters?

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CCSS.RI.4.3

What are two differences between foot soldiers and knights?

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.9

What training did aspiring knights have to complete? How might each step of the training prepare them for knighthood?

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.9A

Part A: You read that knights fought in jousting matches and that other people came to watch the matches. How did those spectators feel about attending the matches?

• A. Spectators didn’t like watching the matches because they were so violent.

• B. Spectators didn’t like going to the matches because they cost so much money.

• C. Spectators liked watching the matches because they were exciting events.

• D. Spectators liked going to the matches because they could earn a lot of money by attending.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which statement from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• Knights could prove their strength and abilities by taking part in jousting matches.

• Knights rode horses, wore full armor, and carried lances.

• Those who took part in jousts did so to gain respect and possibly a generous prize.

• For the privileged, attending the jousting matches was considered to be a day of excitement and entertainment.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

On page 23, the text says, “Castles provided the inhabitants, or people who lived there, with a certain amount of protection from the enemy.” Which of the following is a piece of evidence from the text that demonstrates how a castle might protect its inhabitants from an enemy siege?

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

Within feudal society, knights were more loyal to:

• Lords

• Serfs

• Both equally

• Neither

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

What are the nouns in the sentence:

A lance is a long, wooden pole with a metal tip.

• lance

• long

• wooden

• pole

• tip

What are the adjectives in the sentence:

A lance is a long, wooden pole with a metal tip.

• lance

• long

• wooden

• pole

• metal

Choose the nouns in the sentence:

The best knight at a joust won an expensive diamond.

• best

• knight

• joust

• won

• diamond