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Junior Cycle History: Life and death in medieval times

How often Life and death in medieval times comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Life and death in medieval times, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Life and death in medieval times.

(a)The Black Death was spread mainly by…
  1. Bad smells in the air
  2. Fleas, often carried by rats
  3. Drinking too much ale
(b)On a medieval manor, peasants who were tied to the lord's land were called…
  1. Friars
  2. Knights
  3. Serfs
(c)The Normans in Ireland first built motte-and-bailey castles using…
  1. An earth mound and a wooden tower
  2. Brick walls and iron gates
  3. Thick stone walls with a water-filled moat
Show the answers

(a) Fleas, often carried by rats

(b) Serfs

(c) An earth mound and a wooden tower

Your turn: Common Level questions on Life and death in medieval times.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Q2
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Life and death in medieval times questions

Life and death in medieval times, 2 marks

In which year did the Black Death reach Ireland?

  1. 1066
  2. 1649
  3. 1348
Show the answer

1348

It arrived at ports such as Dublin and Drogheda in 1348 and hit crowded towns hardest. Across Europe it killed roughly a third of the population.

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