Medieval Life Revision

Practice flashcards covering medieval history, including source types, the feudal system, rulers like Mansa Musa, religious life, knighthood, and medieval medical practices including the Black Death.

Evidence written or made at the time of an event, such as the Bayeux Tapestry or the Luttrell Psalter, is called a __________.

Primary source

Evidence written or made after the time, such as a historian's view of an event, is a __________.

Secondary source

People have different viewpoints of the past known as __________.

interpretations

The __________ was a hierarchy where different groups received land from the King in return for a promise of loyalty and duty.

feudal system

In the feudal system, the King gave land to the __________, who then provided an army when needed.

Barons

The peasants who were given land by Knights and promised to obey and work the land were also known as __________.

villeins

The awful punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering was reserved for those who committed __________, an act against the King.

treason

King William I invaded Wales to create the __________, as a way to show off his power by conquest.

Marcher Lands

The __________ was made as a record of who owned what so that the King could collect taxes.

Domesday Book

The medieval ruler of the African empire of Mali who built a fortune from gold, salt, and ivory was __________.

Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in the year __________.

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To intimidate people, Mansa Musa had a large army of $100'00$ men and __________ horsemen.

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To deter people from sin, __________ were published to depict Hell as a place of violence and eternal punishment.

Doom Paintings

An apprentice to a knight around the age of $15$ was known as a __________.

squire

A squire could become a knight once they reached the age of __________.

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The __________ was a tournament event where two knights charged at each other on horseback carrying lances.

joust

The Hundred Year War lasted for a total of __________ years.

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The __________ were religious wars where Christians and Muslims fought for control of Jerusalem.

Crusades

Medieval doctors followed the belief that illness was caused by an imbalance of the __________, which included blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.

4 humours

A medical treatment for headaches called __________ involved drilling holes into the skull to release demons.

trepanning

People who could not afford a doctor would often visit __________ for herbal medicines.

apothecaries

The Black Death arrived in England in the year __________.

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Signs of the Black Death illness included __________ in the groin or armpits.

buboes

One of the consequences of the Black Death was that because of a shortage of workers, workers' __________ went up.

wages

An estimated __________ million people died during the Black Death.

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