Study guide for The Middle Ages 1066-1485
Additional Studies Included: Medieval Ballads: Twa Corbies, Get Up and Bar the Door, Lord Randall, and Edward, Edward
From the article “The Middle Ages” by David Adams Leeming
1. In ______, the Battle of ______, in which Duke ______from ______defeated King ______of England, began the ______Conquest which affected the development of English ______, ______and language.
2. Because William wished to rule the ______, not ______them, the present day culture and language is the result of blending of both ______and ______elements.
3. The strengths of the Normans, which were their great ______ability, emphasis on ______and ______, and ______unity.
4. The strengths of the Anglo-Saxons which were their ______and ______tendencies blended with the Norman influence and resulted in the national temperament that is uniquely British.
5. Explain several of William’s great administrative feats.
6. Summarize the changes the Normans implemented in England.
TIMELINE QUESTIONS 7. What was the Domesday Book? When was it written?
8. What was the purpose of the Crusades?
9. What was the purpose of the Knights Templar?
10.What occurred in 1163 and 1170?
11.Who was Genghis Khan?
12.What occurred in 1232?
13.What was allowed in 1250? 1 14.When did the Crusades end?
15.Who was born in 1343?
16.What began in 1337?
17.What killed a multitude of people in England in 1348?
18.What did Chaucer begin to write in 1387?
19.What was translated into English for the first time in 1380?
20.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the year…
21.Who died in 1399?
22.What did Caxton print in 1485?
23.Who died in 1400?
24.Who was burned at the stake by the English in 1431?
25.What was the War of the Roses?
26.Who was born in Germany in 1483?
27.Why was Henry VIII unique in 1485?
28.Define and describe the term Feudalism.
29.When the feudal system broke down, population shifted more to______.
30.The feudal system carried a sense of ______and manners that influenced ______, ______, and ______in the Middle Ages.
31.This sense was fully developed in the institution of ______and its code of ______.
32.-35. Describe the process of Knighthood.
36.Why was the feudal ideal of loyalty important to a Knight?
37.Describe the status of women at all levels in medieval society.
2 38.What is chivalry?
39.-41.List three of chivalry’s main aspects.
42.Discuss the origin of courtly love.
43.-44.List 2 main contributions of chivalry to medieval society.
45.Define Romance.
46.While the medieval society centered around the castles, an increasing number of people began living in ______and ______.
47.This development would eventually cause feudalism ______.
48.In the development of city classes lower, middle, and upper middle – were found people who ______outside the castle/feudal system in a world which is not defined by ______but by ______.
49.The tastes and the ability to pay for such tastes of emerging ______class resulted in the development of certain styles of ______and ______.
50.The people of the cities were free from the ______and restrictions of ______and ______.
51.Specifically, the ______and ______plays were forms of literature which developed in the cities.
52.To understand English literature from King William to Henry VIII, one must be aware of the ______system and several historic events (The Great Happenings) that influenced English history and life such as ______, ______, ______, and ______.
53.Describe the Crusades.
54.-59. The significance of the Crusades to Medieval life was:
60.-65. Explain what led to the killing of Thomas Beckett.
66.-68. List three results of his martyrdom.
3 69.The language of the Church is ______which also became the language of ______and international ______.
70.The role of the monasteries was as ______and ______.
71.The Church maintained a unified system of beliefs and ______which was more important than ______.
72.The signing of the Magna Carta by ______at ______in 1215 signaled a change from papal power to constitutional ______.
73.The signing was forced by ______and was a defeat for central ______.
74.Later, this document became the basis of
75.In the early Middle Ages, no ______as we know them today existed. The first great national war was between the ______and the ______. 76.The wars were fought in Europe because of
77.These wars lasted ______years.
78.List 4 significant results of this warfare.
79.The Black Death or ______struck England in ______and reduced the population by one third.
80.Explain how this event contributed to the end of the feudal system and the increasing power to the lower classes.
81.One long-term result was ______.
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