Feudal Europe

What should you think of when you hear Charlemagne?

• Political/social system based on agreement between lord & vassal

• A Frankish king who built a great empire in Western Europe

• King formerly known as Alexander the Great

• A noble who owned land

What do you call a low-ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord (from the Middle Ages)?

• Duke

• Vassal

• Hopeless

• Aristocrat

Which statement BEST describes the Middle Ages?

• A thousand-year period that followed the Fall of Rome

• A group of people with the same occupation

• The knight’s code of honor

• A time during the middle of B. C./BCE

What do we call a highly trained, mounted (on a horse) warrior in the service of his lord?

• A night

• A knight

• A plight

• A sight

What was the code of conduct for Medieval knights focusing on bravery, honor, respect, Christian values and protection of the weak?

• Mandate of Heaven

• Trilogy

• Anthology

• Chivalry

How would you define manor?

• The way in which you complete things

• A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord

• A place of prayer and worship

• A group of people with the same occupation

How would you describe a monastery?

• A place of prayer and worship

• A church constructed during the Byzantine Empire

• A peasant who lived and worked on land of a lord or vassal

• A long poem recounting tales of heroes or warriors

What do we mean when you hear lord (from the Middle Ages)?

• Name for peasant land owner

• The king's appointed judge of minor offenses

• In Japan, Samurai code of behavior

• In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals

What do we mean when we speak of a guild?

• A medieval organization of crafts workers or tradespeople

• Location where serfs met to discuss working conditions

• A main part of a noble’s land

• Samurai code of behavior

What is an epic poem?

• Greek poem that laments the dead

• Chinese short story depicting the life of the ruling family

• A place of prayer and worship

• A long poem recounting tales of heroes or warriors