Vocabulary Key Questions: Timeline Significant
History Knowledge Organiser – Life in the Middle Ages
Vocabulary W5 Monastery W5 Monk W2 Knights Templar W2 Frank W2 Saracen W4 Trenchers W4 Doom painting W4 Chronicles
A building where monks live. Man who dedicated his life to worshipping God. An order of knights who became powerful during the Crusades. The word used by Saracens to describe the Crusaders. The word used by Crusaders to describe the Saracens. Stale bread used as plates. Paintings in church to remind people about heaven and hell. Diary of events.
W1 Hermit A man who lives on his own and has no contact with anybody. W1 A war fought for religious reasons. Crusade W3 A writing room in a monastery. Scriptorium W3 Sultan The ruler of a Muslim country. W3 Pope
The head of the Catholic church.
W6 Pilgrim
A person who makes a journey to a holy place. A religious journey.
W6 Pilgrimage W6 Shrine
A holy place visited by pilgrims, often the tomb of a saint.
Key Questions: W1 Which three religions have Jerusalem as their holy city? W1 Why did Pope Urban call the First Crusade? W2 What stories were most often shown in Doom paintings? W2 Why was art used to show biblical stories during the middle ages? W5 Where were the 3 biggest nunneries in England? W5 Name three orders of monks. W3 Where were the 5 biggest monasteries in England in the Middle Ages? W6 What were the names of the knights who killed Thomas Becket? W6 What did Henry II do to show his remorse at ordering the death of Thomas Becket?
Timeline W1 598 W1 1096
St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury founded. The People’s Crusade begins.
W2 1097 W2 1147 W3 1170 W3 1173 W4 1189 W4 1198 W5 1215 W5 1216 W6 1272 W6 1392
The First Crusade begins. The Second Crusade begins. Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Thomas Becket made a saint. The Third Crusade begins. The Fourth Crusade begins. Magna Carta signed. King John dies. Edward I becomes king. Canterbury Tales published.
Significant people – Find 3-5 interesting facts about these people W1 Pope Urban II W2 Richard I W3 Saladin
W4 King John W5 Thomas Becket W6 Geoffrey of Monmouth
Vocabulary W5 Monastery W5 Monk W2 Knights Templar W2 Frank W2 Saracen W4 Trenchers W4 Doom painting W4 Chronicles
A building where monks live. Man who dedicated his life to worshipping God. An order of knights who became powerful during the Crusades. The word used by Saracens to describe the Crusaders. The word used by Crusaders to describe the Saracens. Stale bread used as plates. Paintings in church to remind people about heaven and hell. Diary of events.
W1 Hermit A man who lives on his own and has no contact with anybody. W1 A war fought for religious reasons. Crusade W3 A writing room in a monastery. Scriptorium W3 Sultan The ruler of a Muslim country. W3 Pope
The head of the Catholic church.
W6 Pilgrim
A person who makes a journey to a holy place. A religious journey.
W6 Pilgrimage W6 Shrine
A holy place visited by pilgrims, often the tomb of a saint.
Key Questions: W1 Which three religions have Jerusalem as their holy city? W1 Why did Pope Urban call the First Crusade? W2 What stories were most often shown in Doom paintings? W2 Why was art used to show biblical stories during the middle ages? W5 Where were the 3 biggest nunneries in England? W5 Name three orders of monks. W3 Where were the 5 biggest monasteries in England in the Middle Ages? W6 What were the names of the knights who killed Thomas Becket? W6 What did Henry II do to show his remorse at ordering the death of Thomas Becket?
Timeline W1 598 W1 1096
St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury founded. The People’s Crusade begins.
W2 1097 W2 1147 W3 1170 W3 1173 W4 1189 W4 1198 W5 1215 W5 1216 W6 1272 W6 1392
The First Crusade begins. The Second Crusade begins. Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Thomas Becket made a saint. The Third Crusade begins. The Fourth Crusade begins. Magna Carta signed. King John dies. Edward I becomes king. Canterbury Tales published.
Significant people – Find 3-5 interesting facts about these people W1 Pope Urban II W2 Richard I W3 Saladin
W4 King John W5 Thomas Becket W6 Geoffrey of Monmouth
