Riddles from the Middle Ages

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

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

What group began to threaten Charlemagne's empire?

• the Romans
• the Huns
• the Egyptians
• the Vikings

What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was never a lord in a Feudal relationship?

• king
• noble
• knight
• peasant

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the name for the large estate of land a knight lived on?

• castle
• manor
• chivalry
• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor by who?

• The pope

• Nobles

• King of the Vikings

• The people

What power did the pope have over the king?

• the power to appoint bishops

• the power to excommunicate

• the power to tax

• the power to declare war

Knight

• warrior mounted on horseback

• a feeling of strong support for someone or something

• of, or relating to the Middle Ages: of, or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

• a country whose ruler is a king or queen