Starter quiz
- Which definition best describes what a baron is?
- a great lord or landholder in the kingdom ✓
- a ruler of the kingdom
- a skilled farmer tied to the land
- a traveling minstrel and storyteller
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- What is a "succession crisis"?
- a failed attempt to conquer a neighbouring kingdom
- a period of extreme weather conditions and crop failures
- a situation in which there is no clear heir to the throne ✓
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- Which definition best describes what an empire is?
- a group of countries ruled from the centre by one person or a group ✓
- a powerful group of knights sworn to protect the king
- a religious organisation headed by the Pope
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- Write the missing word. A __________ is a military mission against a group considered by the Pope to be an enemy of the Church.
- 'crusade' ✓
- Write the missing word. The __________ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 'Pope' ✓
- Which term best describes an early Norman fortress used to station troops?
- Concentric castle
- Moat and Billy fortress
- Motte and Bailey castle ✓
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