7.3 Unit Review

The center of economic and social life during the Middle Ages was the —

• school

• church

• village

• manor

Which group made up the largest part of the population and was the main labor force of medieval life?

• Clergy

• Knights

• Lords

• Serfs

Who held the lowest social position on an estate in medieval Europe?

• vassal

• knight

• lord

• serf

What was a large self-sufficient estate ruled by a lord?

• Castle

• Plantation

• Manor

• Fallow

Which is a vassal to a lord, fought on horseback, was highly trained, and a skilled warrior in armor?

• Beserker

• Crusader

• Knight

• Cavalry

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

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

In Feudal Europe, manors functioned as

• large facilities for the poor
• independent land owned by the church
• trading centers for many travelers
• self-sufficient economic communities

A system of organizing people into ranks with those of higher rank having more power and privileges:

• feudalism

• hierarchy

• fief

• chivalry

Religion associated with Western Europe in the Middle Ages

• Islam

• Catholicism

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

What do Nobles get in return for supplying the King with knights?

• money

• gold and silver

• land

• serfs