Middle Ages Vocab

What is the time period between 600-1300 AD or between ancient and modern times?

• middle ages

• renaissance

• ancient Rome

• Europe

What is a government and military system in which land is owned by kings/lords, but ran by vassals in exchange for their loyalty?

• middle ages

• feudalism

• vassal

• king

What is the definition of a fief?

• worker on the manor that can come and go as he/she pleases

• stone homes where the lords/kings lived

• term for land

• large agricultural estate ruled by lords/vassals

Powerful people who ran the manors and gave land to vassals are called?

• knights

• serfs

• peasants

• lords

Who are the men that agreed to protect the land in exchange for their own piece of land?

• serf

• peasant

• vassal

• clergy

Typically in suits of armor, this group of men received honor and land in exchange for serving his lord or country.

• lord

• king

• peasant

• knight

What all are common terms for the middle ages?

• medieval times

• dark ages

• renaissance

• ancient Rome

What is the term for a large agricultural estate run by lords and vassals?

• fief

• manor

• castle

• country

Farm worker who was tied to the land is called a ________.

• serf

• peasant

• vassal

• minion

What of the following is true about a peasant?

• live and farm on the manor

• in charge

• can come and go as they please

• tied to the land