Middle Ages Mastery

Chivalry

Brave, generous, and truthful

Women and children, and to strengthen the Church

<p>Jousting and hunting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pitched battles fought at a chosen location and time, and sieges against castles or towns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their social class (for example, only knights could afford armour and horses)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Longbow and cannons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laws forbidding assaults on peasants</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Practising for battle and perfecting their physical abilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased chances of staying alive on the battlefield and increased value to their lord, maintaining high social status and lands</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improved metalworking technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It could be fired quickly, causing devastation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Up to 20 kilograms; it offered protection but hindered mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Henry Dunant; Battle of Solferino</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dispute over the French monarchy; evolved into a fight over territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Joan of Arc; captured, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Crucial role; powerful longbows and skilled use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More effective artillery; including lighter cannons and iron cannonballs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Northern France lay in ruins; England retained only the port city of Calais</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>English turning attention to the Americas; French gaining victories with new artillery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The war created a growing sense of national feeling in France and allowed French kings to expand their power. The longbow and cannon gave commoners more importance on the battlefield and undermined the social status of the feudal lords and knights. Feudalism was on its way out, as monarchs would need large armies, not feudal vassals, to fight their wars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Black Death was believed to be a variety of bubonic plague spread from person to person by fleas. The diseased person quickly developed buboes (swollen lymph glands) and was covered with dark blotches on the skin. A high fever and vomiting would follow. Most victims died within one to three days.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Black Death killed 30 to 60 percent of the population of Europe and changed Europe forever. Labour was in such short supply that workers could travel from manor to manor and ask for higher wages. Serfs also began to leave the manors, causing many feudal estates to go bankrupt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many priests, nuns, and doctors died because they spent so much time tending the sick. But some families abandoned their sick relatives, and thieves robbed corpses or broke into houses where everyone had died. Groups of religious fanatics called flagellants travelled from town to town spreading the idea that the plague was a punishment from God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There was no cure for the Black Death, and people could only speculate at the cause. Some, like the flagellants, believed it was God's punishment. Others blamed earthquakes or the stars. Specific groups of people were also singled out for blame, such as Jews who were accused of spreading the plague.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Black Death damaged the feudal system as labour shortages and rising wages caused many feudal estates to go bankrupt. Workers could travel from manor to manor and ask for higher wages, and serfs began to leave the manors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pandemic is a widespread, fast-moving infectious disease that affects people across continents. Pandemics can cause high mortality rates, disrupt economies, and strain healthcare systems. They can also lead to social unrest and fear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Black Death killed 30 to 60 percent of the population of Europe, while more recent pandemics like SARS and swine flu had lower mortality rates. However, all these pandemics caused widespread fear, disruptions to daily life, and efforts to control the spread of the diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the SARS outbreak in Toronto, Ontario, measures such as travel bans, isolation of people who had come in contact with SARS, cancellation of large gatherings, and promotion of hand hygiene and mask-wearing were implemented to control the spread of the disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Black Death caused labour shortages and rising wages, leading to many feudal estates going bankrupt. This had significant economic implications, as the growth of towns and trade had already weakened the feudal system, and the Black Death further damaged this system.</p> Signup and view all the answers