punishment in the middle ages

What is a justice system?

• stories passed down from generation to generation

• the way people share food and resources in the villiage

• the set of rules, practices and institutions that govern people’s behaviour, protect rights, resolve disputes and deter crime in a society

Which of these is true of the Medieval court and trial system?

• Guilty until proven innocent

• Innocent until proven guilty

Which of the following were not around in Medieval Times?

• Police

• Knights

• Kings

• Church officials

Which of these was NOT a method of testing somebody's innocence?

• Ordeal by fire

• Ordeal by water

• Ordeal by remote learning

• Ordeal by combat

What are serfs

• people who ride waves on long planks

• people of the lowest medieval social class who are attached to a lord or manor

• people of the highest medieval social class who are free to do as they will

• people who wear board shorts

True or False: Women were treated more harshly than men in Medieval Times?

• True

• False

What are pilgrims?

• American settlers

• People who eat food in church services

• People who travel for religious reasons, often to visit significant religious sites

• People who travel for sporting reasons, often to attend a tournament

A Muslim is a follower of what religion?

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

What is blasphemy?

• Speaking evil about your mum

• Speaking evil about the gods

• Speaking evil about another tribe

• Speaking evil about nature

What are barbarians?

• a rugby club that does not follow the rules

• ancient peoples who eat with their hands rather than knives and forks

• tribes in ancient africa that like to eat pigs

• tribes in ancient Europe, such as the Vandals and Visigoths, who were considered uncivilised and inferior by the Romans and Greeks