Middle Ages

A social hierarchy used in Europe during the Middle Ages

• caste system
• patricians and plebeians
• feudalism

men that fought to protect others in Europe during the Middle Ages

• knight
• kshatriya 
• shudra
• untouchable

piece of land with many homes and is owned by a lord

• empire
• manor
• country

the lowest social class in Europe during the Middle Ages; these people lived on the manor 

• knight
• serf
• lord
• pope

a man that is very wealthy and owns a manor

• serf
• knight
• lord
• pope

Roman Catholics view this person as their religious leader

• pope
• serf
• knight
• lord

person that pledges loyalty to a person of a higher social class 

• lord
• vassal
• pope
• untouchable

Who was the great king of the Franks and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

• Charlemagne
• William the Conqueror
• King Henry IV
• Pope Gregory VII

What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?

• King, Knight, Noble, Peasant
• King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
• King, Noble, Peasant, Knight

During the Middle Ages, what is one way that monasteries became centers of learning in Europe?

• Monks created hand-made copies of important books such as the Bible.
• Monasteries conducted scientific observations and experiments.
• Monks opened schools to teach people to read and spread the Christian faith.
• Monasteries became places of seclusion and private worship for all people.