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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about medieval trade and how England was connected to the rest of the medieval world.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Medieval villagers farmed...
Sheep and horses
Wheat and corn
Wheat and horses
Correct answer: Wheat and sheep
Q2.
How did most people travel in the medieval world?
By boat
By car
Correct answer: By foot
On horseback
Q3.
Most people in the medieval world were...
Kings
Knights
Nobles
Correct answer: Peasants
Q4.
Why didn't many people eat meat in the medieval world?
Correct answer: Animals were used for other things and were therefore too valuable to kill.
People didn't like the taste of meat.
People had developed an allergy to meat.
People were concerned about animal welfare.
Q5.
What was the average lifespan of a person in the medieval world?
15
20
Correct answer: 30
60

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