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Medieval Worksheet

Medieval History - Worksheet

Crime & Punishment       

1.  How reliable and fair was the medieval approach to guilt or innocence?

2.  Why were prisons rarely used as punishment?  What alternatives did they have?

3. Medieval punishment was Public, Painful and Immediate; why was this necessary?  Give examples from the workshop you attended.

The Tournament

1.  Why spend so many resources on knights?

2.  List some of the many skills a knight had to train for?

3.  How did Tournaments change?

Weapons & Armour

1. What were the challenges villages faced after the collapse of Rome?

2.  Why did villages support a knight?

3.  What developments allowed the knights to be replaced?

The Troubadours

1.  List some of the skills that enabled people to earn a living as a Troubadour?

2.  Why did people fear the deformed and respect the clever and attractive?

3.  What attributes allowed people to move up or down in social classes?

The Role of Dance

1.  What different types of dance where there, and who performed them? 

2.  Why were social dances important to small communities?

3.  Why were dances important to the nobility?

Heraldry

1.  Why did Heraldry start?

2.  Give examples of some basic rules of Heraldry?

3.  Give some examples of good modern heraldry?

Archery

1.  Why did peasants need bows?

2.  What are the differences between archery for hunting, or for war?

3. What were the problems with English Longbowmen, and why were they replaced?

Fashion and Dress

1. What limits were there on materials at various times, and why?

2. What could a medieval persons clothing tell you about them?

3.  Why were there rules against wearing the wrong clothing?  Who wore black?

Education & Games

1.  What purpose did peasant games serve?

2.  What purpose did the nobility’s games serve?

3.  Which of these things are still relevant in modern games?

 

Client schools are welcome to copy this worksheet for their students.

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