<p> Study guide for The Middle Ages 1066-1485</p><p>Additional Studies Included: Medieval Ballads: Twa Corbies, Get Up and Bar the Door, Lord Randall, and Edward, Edward </p><p>From the article “The Middle Ages” by David Adams Leeming</p><p>1. In ______, the Battle of ______, in which Duke ______from ______defeated King ______of England, began the ______Conquest which affected the development of English ______, ______and language.</p><p>2. Because William wished to rule the ______, not ______them, the present day culture and language is the result of blending of both ______and ______elements.</p><p>3. The strengths of the Normans, which were their great ______ability, emphasis on ______and ______, and ______unity.</p><p>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.</p><p>5. Explain several of William’s great administrative feats.</p><p>6. Summarize the changes the Normans implemented in England.</p><p>TIMELINE QUESTIONS 7. What was the Domesday Book? When was it written?</p><p>8. What was the purpose of the Crusades?</p><p>9. What was the purpose of the Knights Templar?</p><p>10.What occurred in 1163 and 1170?</p><p>11.Who was Genghis Khan?</p><p>12.What occurred in 1232?</p><p>13.What was allowed in 1250? 1 14.When did the Crusades end?</p><p>15.Who was born in 1343?</p><p>16.What began in 1337?</p><p>17.What killed a multitude of people in England in 1348?</p><p>18.What did Chaucer begin to write in 1387?</p><p>19.What was translated into English for the first time in 1380?</p><p>20.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the year…</p><p>21.Who died in 1399?</p><p>22.What did Caxton print in 1485?</p><p>23.Who died in 1400?</p><p>24.Who was burned at the stake by the English in 1431?</p><p>25.What was the War of the Roses?</p><p>26.Who was born in Germany in 1483?</p><p>27.Why was Henry VIII unique in 1485?</p><p>28.Define and describe the term Feudalism.</p><p>29.When the feudal system broke down, population shifted more to______.</p><p>30.The feudal system carried a sense of ______and manners that influenced ______, ______, and ______in the Middle Ages.</p><p>31.This sense was fully developed in the institution of ______and its code of ______.</p><p>32.-35. Describe the process of Knighthood.</p><p>36.Why was the feudal ideal of loyalty important to a Knight?</p><p>37.Describe the status of women at all levels in medieval society.</p><p>2 38.What is chivalry?</p><p>39.-41.List three of chivalry’s main aspects.</p><p>42.Discuss the origin of courtly love.</p><p>43.-44.List 2 main contributions of chivalry to medieval society.</p><p>45.Define Romance.</p><p>46.While the medieval society centered around the castles, an increasing number of people began living in ______and ______.</p><p>47.This development would eventually cause feudalism ______.</p><p>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 ______.</p><p>49.The tastes and the ability to pay for such tastes of emerging ______class resulted in the development of certain styles of ______and ______.</p><p>50.The people of the cities were free from the ______and restrictions of ______and ______.</p><p>51.Specifically, the ______and ______plays were forms of literature which developed in the cities.</p><p>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 ______.</p><p>53.Describe the Crusades.</p><p>54.-59. The significance of the Crusades to Medieval life was:</p><p>60.-65. Explain what led to the killing of Thomas Beckett.</p><p>66.-68. List three results of his martyrdom.</p><p>3 69.The language of the Church is ______which also became the language of ______and international ______.</p><p>70.The role of the monasteries was as ______and ______.</p><p>71.The Church maintained a unified system of beliefs and ______which was more important than ______.</p><p>72.The signing of the Magna Carta by ______at ______in 1215 signaled a change from papal power to constitutional ______.</p><p>73.The signing was forced by ______and was a defeat for central ______.</p><p>74.Later, this document became the basis of</p><p>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</p><p>77.These wars lasted ______years.</p><p>78.List 4 significant results of this warfare.</p><p>79.The Black Death or ______struck England in ______and reduced the population by one third.</p><p>80.Explain how this event contributed to the end of the feudal system and the increasing power to the lower classes.</p><p>81.One long-term result was ______.</p><p>4</p>