Medieval Times, Chapter 5 - Europe in the Middle Ages

A (a)   is someone who would receive honor and land in exchange for serving his lord as a soldier.

The ___________ were the years between ancient times and modern times.

• Ancient era

• Middle Ages

• Olden Days

• Renaissance

The Middle Ages began after the fall of ___________.

• Constaninople

• Greece

• Instanbul

• Rome

______________ reunited western Europe in the 8th century, creating a mini-Renaissance.

• Charlemagne

• Joan of Arc

• Constantine

• Pope Gregory

The political system of the Middle Ages, in which land was owned by kings or lords, but held by vassals in return for their loyalty, is known as (a)   .

The economic system of the Middle Ages, in which large estates that included farms fields, pastures, and often entire villages, is known as ___________.

• capitalism

• manorialism

• communism

• feudalism

When the lord was away fighting, the _______________ would run the manor.

• knights

• peasants

• lady

• priests

(a)   were peasants who were considered to be part of the manor and were not allowed to leave, or even get married, without the lord's permission.

Church architects built these structures as tall as possible to reach to the heavens (and be seen from outside of town).

• flying buttresses

• billboards

• spires

• stained glass windows

(a)   enabled architects to support the heavy walls and ceiling of massive cathedrals while stilling adding more stained class windows to let in light.