Medieval Society

Open Ended

Create a CLAIM for the following question, “Who had the greatest influence on society in Medieval Europe: kings, nobles, church officials, knights, or peasants?”

Open Ended

REASON: IN YOUR OWN WORDS why is the claim/argument you created the best?

Remember, in your claim your selected one of the following groups: kings, nobles, church officials, knights, or peasants. Your reason should be defend your choice.

Multiple Choice

The Middle Ages is the period in Europe between the ___.

• fall of the Greek Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.

• fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.

• fall of the Greek Empire and the beginning of the Roman Empire.

• fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of modern-day society.

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains why the feudal system developed?

• There was frequent warfare between lords and vassals.

• Technology and scientific knowledge ceased to advance.

• There was no centralized power during the early Middle Ages.

• Charlemagne united several smaller kingdoms into an empire.

Multiple Choice

What system, first used in the Middle Ages, would eventually be a key piece of the United States government?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• senate

Multiple Choice

Knights followed a code of conduct known as ___.

• bushido

• chivalry

• decorum

• etiquette

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the social system that developed in Medieval Europe?

• Lords who ruled large fiefs could get as much or more power than their king.

• Peasants worked the land for their lord.

• Lords sometimes granted land to knights.

• All nobles were men.

Fill in the Blanks

A fief was generally a large area of

that a lord gave to a less wealthy noble, who was known as a vassal.

Clue: Just like the word fief, it is four letters.

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of manorialism EXCEPT:

• The people living on these estates formed a self-sufficient community.

• Manorialism economically supported the aristocrats.

• Peasants and serfs lived in good conditions because of this system.

• The peasants did most of the work needed on the manor.

Open Ended

What is a piece of EVIDENCE from the presentation that proves your initial claim to be true? The claim question was: Who had the greatest influence on society in Medieval Europe: kings, nobles, church officials, knights, or peasants?

Sentence Stem: According to the presentation, "__."

Open Ended

Clearly EXPLAIN how your evidence supports your orginal claim.

Sentence Stem: In other words __.