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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about what medieval villages were like and how people lived.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is social history?
The study of how kings governed countries in the past
Correct answer: The study of how people lived in the past
The study of how wars were fought in the past
The study of ruins
Q2.
What is special about the Book of Margery Kempe?
It is an exciting read
Correct answer: It is the first autobiography written in English
It is very old
It is written in Latin
Q3.
What is a forgery?
Correct answer: A fake version of something
A original version of something
A place where tools are made
A type of history book
Q4.
Where does Margery say she travelled?
Rome, Madrid and Paris
Rome, Paris and Jerusalem
Correct answer: Rome, Poland and Jerusalem
Rome, Poland and Madrid
Q5.
Where was the Book of Margery Kempe found?
In a castle
Correct answer: In a cupboard
In a shed
In a shop

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