Middle Ages

What is the name of the body of water around a castle?

• ditch
• River
• Stream
• Moat

What is a fief?

• A lord of a manor
• A piece of land
• A poor person
• A knight in training

Who conquered most of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• William the Conqueror
• the Pope
• Charlemagne
• King Henry VIII

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?

• king
• noble
• knight
• peasant

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

The period of history known as the Middle Ages is also called:

• Renaissance Times
• Feudal Times
• Common Times
• Medieval Times

An armored warrior who fought on horseback

• Manor
• Troubador
• Knight
• Serf

During the Middle Ages, life was centered around

• the church
• the farm
• the city

True or False Serfs were workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

• yes
• no