The Medieval Period
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- 5. The pardoner likes to keep a jolly _________ in every town.
- 6. The Pardoner sold forgiveness for __________.
- 9. The Duke of Normandy was named __________.
- 11. "The Canterbury Tales" is about a group of ___________ traveling to Canterbury.
- 13. William went on a campaign of __________.
- 15. The three rioters actually find __________ under the tree.
- 16. King Charles of France gave the Normans land in exchange for _________.
- 18. "The Canterbury Tales" is told as a ___________ story.
- 23. William led the __________ against Britain in 1066 AD.
- 25. "The Pardoner's Tale" is a warning against _________.
- 26. Chaucer's father was a ___________.
- 28. Chaucer spoke three ____________.
- 30. The youngest pardoner buys _________ to kill his friends.
- 35. The three rioters vow to be __________ and defend each other.
- 38. A pilgrim with stringy blond hair and bulging eyes
- 39. Chaucer wrote in English when most literature was written in __________.
- 40. The two oldest rioters and the youngest rioter make plans to _________.
- 42. Chaucer's most famous work
- 44. The prologue to the Canterbury Tales takes place in _________ (time of year).
- 45. After 1066 AD, the lower classes in Britain spoke _________.
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- 1. The pardoner is a __________, because he warns against greed but is greedy himself.
- 2. The pardoner will steal from the poorest ____.
- 3. King Charles of France gave the Vikings land in the north, called _________.
- 4. The rioters think they will find Death _____.
- 6. Old Norse _________ the grammar and structure of Old English.
- 7. Knights lived by a code of __________.
- 8. French, Latin, and Old English mixed to create what we now call _________.
- 10. The pardoner is described as a gelding or a _________.
- 12. Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales" in ___________.
- 14. Chaucer was born in ___________.
- 17. As a teenager, Chaucer worked in a ___________ household.
- 19. The Roman Catholic _________ had a great influence on medieval society.
- 20. William introduced the ________ system.
- 21. In the late 700s, the ____ invaded Britain.
- 22. In the early 900s, the Vikings invaded ____.
- 24. Three rioters go on a quest to kill _______.
- 27. Geoffrey Chaucer married the daughter of a ___________.
- 29. The most important writer of the Middle Ages
- 31. The Vikings brought their _________ to Britain.
- 32. After 1066 AD, the upper classes in Britain spoke _________.
- 33. Chaucer is known as "The __________ of English Literature."
- 34. As an adult, Chaucer worked for the English ___________.
- 36. The three rioters meet an __________ who is waiting to die.
- 37. After William defeated Britain, he became William the ___________.
- 41. The pilgrims agree to __________ on their way to Canterbury.
- 43. The _________ killed one-third to one-half of Europe's population.