The Medieval Period

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