Medieval Europe Quiz 1

a person who worked the lord's land

• Clergy
• Serf 
• Knight
• Fief

The years between the Fall of Rome and ~1450 are known as:

• the Middle Ages

• Anti-Eval Ages

• the Dark Ages

• all of these

What is feudalism?

• Social system ruled by a king and everyone was his subject

• Political and social system based on bonds of loyalty between a lord and his vassal

• Social system where everybody was equal

• political system where everyone had to obey the king

a widespread disease

• disease

• epidemic

• secular

• holy

a situation in which there are not enough people to do all of the work that could be done

• Holy Land

• epidemic

• labor shortage

• motive

Motive

• reason for doing something

• related to Islam

• a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

• a situation in which there are not enough people to do all of the work that could be done

wages

• a path followed by people who trade with one another

• exchanging something for something else

• reason to do something

• the amount of money someone makes

A wealthy, land-owning person or family

• knight

• serf

• noble

• teacher

Nobles depended on _____________ on their lands to have food and goods to trade

• knights

• serfs

• nobles

• teachers

The ___________ is the leader of the Catholic Church and he was very powerful during the Middle Ages

• King

• Noble

• Serf

• Pope