The Middle Ages

True or False: The decline of Western Europe and the beginning of the Middle Ages was the result of Germanic Tribes conquering Rome

• True

• False

By the 700's, this group of raiders, traders, and explorers from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark began taking over Europe and even set up a colony in North America

• The Franks

• The Goths

• The Vikings

• The Magyars

This system of rule was organized by powerful lords and gave land to lesser lords known as vassals

• Feudalism

• Fiefs

• Serfs

• Manors

Many nobles became these mounted warriors and were held to a code of chivalry

• Serfs

• Troubadours

• Aristocrats

• Knights

Which of the following weapons were used by attackers to try to capture castles?

• Catapults

• Battering Rams

• Hooks and Ladders

• All of the Above

Under the feudal system, this was the lowest social class and was responsible for farming land

• Peasants

• Troubadours

• Minstrels

• Knights

True or False: Catholic and Christian Churches did not play an important role in Medieval society

• True

• False

This group of people withdrew from society and lived in isolated monasteries where they could focus on a life dedicated to religion

• Friars

• Monks

• Bishops

• Cardinals

True or False: Papal Supremacy meant that during the Middle Ages, the Pope was more important than any country's king or emperor

• True

• False

During the Middle Ages, these associations were created by merchants and artisans in order to create laws, raise taxes, set prices, and regulate hours of labor

• Labor Unions

• Guilds

• Apprenticeships

• Charters