Middle Ages

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included

• the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
• an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
• an agreement to keep lower classes under control
• the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country

A land owner in the Middle Ages who is in charge of the people on his land and the lesser lords he gave land to.

• Lord

• Squire

• Page

• Fief

A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

• King

• Monarch

• Vassal

• Peasant

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

• Samurai

• Navy

• Vassal

• Knight

A peasant who was bound to the land

• Serf

• Apprentice

• Page

• Squire

The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.

• Province

• County

• Manor

• Vassal

Because it was too dangerous to travel to trade, each manor had to be _________________________, or able to provide everything they needed.

• nobility

• self-sufficient

• vegan

• monastic

In the system of feudalism, who farmed the land?

• monarchs
• serfs
• lords
• knights

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A king or queen who is a supreme ruler is called a ____________.

• Top Dog
• Missionary
• Butterfly
• Monarch

The rapid spread of a deadly disease over a wide area is called a/an ___________.

• Germ
• Flu
• Fleas on rats
• Plague

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A