Castles | People | Cities |
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Angriff, Zugbrücke, Verteidigung, Burggraben
Say these words in German: attack, drawbridge, defence, moat
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1. Nobility
2. Knights 3. Farmers 4. Peasants
Complete this feudal pyramid:
Monarch 1.__________ 2.__________ Vassals Merchants Craftsmen 3._________ 4._____________ Serfs |
Oxen and horses.
Which animals pulled ploughs?
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Trebuchet, battering ram, burning projectiles, Greek fire, mantlet
Name three things the enemy uses to attack a castle.
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Men from the nobility
Who can become a knight?
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a pit toilet, a fireplace, straw
What is in a cottage?
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Moat, arrow slits, round towers, thick walls, drawbridge, guards
Name three parts of a castle that are used in defence.
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page, riding, spear
Education of a knight
At 7 years old: ________. He must learn fitness, _______ horses, fighting with ________ and sword. |
Flail and scythe (Dreschflegel und Sense)
Name two tools used for working with grain (Getreide).
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Because it's cold in a castle
A knight named Pius lives in a castle. He has a cough, a sore throat and a headache. How did this happen to him?
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A lord is a man from the nobility. He can read and write, and he has power over knights, merchants, and peasants. He serves the king.
What is a lord?
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People found out that horses had more power.
Why did oxen only pull ploughs until the 12th century?
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The windows had no glass, the only heating was the fireplace, there was no electricity (Strom), the castle was on top of a hill or mountain.
Why was it so cold and dark in a castle? Think about what your house has and what a castle didn't have.
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safe
food, drink king
The peasants are _______ from the enemies.
They get ______ and ________ so that they can live. They have to work for the _________. |
cook, fields, clean
What did the women do? They had to _______ food, work on the ________, and _______ up after everyone.
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