Medieval England Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bailey: an area inside castle walls that people would live in
• succession: the term we use for who will become king/queen next
• christmas: the day on which william i was crowned king of england
• four: how many contenders to the throne were there in 1066?
• concentric: a type of castle with cylindrical stone walls
• portcullis: the big metal gate at the entrance of a castle
• peasants revolt: the major uprising caused by the introduction of poll tax.
• feigned retreat: the tactic that william used to win the war for the english throne
• domesday: a survey conducted in 1067-1068 which told william how much land and wealth was in england
• joan of arc: the teenager who became a symbol of the french resistance in the hundred years' war
• hastings: the battle that decided the war for the english throne in 1066.
• becket: the archbishop that was assassinated by knights in 1170, thomas
• saladin: the name of the muslim leader during the third crusade
• france: who did england fight the hundred years' war with?
• soft sword: the barons' nickname for king john
• longbow: an english archer's weapon
• catholic: the religion of the pope
• feudal system: the social hierarchy that william i installed in england.
• drawbridge: the bridge leading into a castle.
• palisade: a defensive fence/wall built around a castle
• black death: what swept through europe in the 1300s and killed 2/3 of the population?
• bubonic: the type of plague that gave you boils
• jerusalem: the holy land that the crusades were fought over
• pope: the leader of the catholic church
• cavalry: soldiers on horseback