Medieval Europe check 1

The death of ______________________ and a series of invasion's resulted in people no longer trusting that a King can protect them.

• Charlemagne

• Alexander the Great

• The vassals

The term vassal means:

• Low ranking lords

• Peasants

• Kings

Estates (or pieces of land given to vassals) were known as ________

• Serfs

• Fiefs

• Plots

Feudalism was the ____________ system in Medieval Europe

• Legal / political

• Economic

• Social

The purpose of knights in the feudal system was:

• served the Lord as a soldier, and provided military protection for everyone in the manor

• served as a priest

• only protected the kings

Serfs in feudalism were

• Peasants

• Kings or Queens

• The Lords

The manor system was:

• The economic system within Feudalism

• The social system within Feudalism

• The political system of Western Europe during the middle ages

At what age would a boy typically become a Knight?

• 18-21

• 8-12

• 25-30

How did the plague get to Europe

• Via a trading ship from the East

• Via a trading ship from North America

• Via camels from the Middle East

Where did the Black Plague first enter Europe?

• Through port cities first because of trade routes.

• The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.

• The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.

• The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.