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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about what medieval religion was like and the role it played in people's lives.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What did fashionable women wear in medieval England?
Correct answer: Gold pipes in their hair
Hair shirts
Short skirts
Wigs
Q2.
What businesses did Margery start?
Correct answer: A brewery and a mill
A brewery and a pub
A brewery and a shop
A clothes shop and a mill
Q3.
Where did Margery live?
Danzig, Germany
In a village outside of Lynn, Norfolk
London
Correct answer: The port town of Lynn, Norfolk
Q4.
What made England wealthy in the medieval period?
Gold mines
The beer trade
The bread trade
Correct answer: The wool trade
Q5.
What was the Hanseatic League?
An alliance of bishops who prayed together
An alliance of kings who protected each other
An alliance of knights who fought with each other.
Correct answer: An alliance of towns who traded with each other

5 Questions

Q1.
What was the name of a day when people didn't work so they could celebrate a religious festival or saint ?
Correct answer: A holy day
Christmas
Sunday
The sabbath
Q2.
What was painted on the church walls?
Correct answer: Images from the Bible
Scenes of the Battle of Hastings
Views of the sea
Q3.
What did Margery say happened to her after she had given birth?
She said her husband gave her a hug and looked after her.
Correct answer: She said she saw demons and then Jesus sat at the end of her bed.
She said she slept for a week.
She said she wanted 13 more.
Q4.
What is the name of a journey to a holy place?
A holiday
A mission
Correct answer: A pilgrimage
A road trip
Q5.
What was the name of the midsummer festival when everyone followed a priest around the village or town?
Correct answer: Corpus Christi
Corpus Cross
Midsummer Solstice
The Summer Holy Day