Middle Ages

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

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

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As a thanks for their service, knights received:

• Nothing

• A horse

• A holiday

• Land

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What were siege weapons?

• Weapons designed to be used from a horse

• Weapons used to capture a castle or fort

• Weapons made to knock a knight off his horse

• All of the above

What was the original purpose for a coat of arms for knights?

• To frighten the enemy with a scary beast

• To distract the enemy with bright colors

• To exhibit their artistic side

• To distinguish one knight from another

What was a catapult designed to do?

• Fire giant spears

• Help soldiers to reach the tops of castle walls

• Protect a knight from arrows

• Throw huge boulders

A knight was someone who:

• Volunteered to be in the military

• A person of noble birth specifically trained for combat

• The fittest athletes in the village

• Was once a peasant

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What is the first stage in becoming a Knight?

• page

• squire

• vassal

• fief

Medieval knights were

• warriors

• kings

• teachers and scholars

• always in it for the money

What is a peasant farmer in feudal society?

• serf
• knight
• Crusades
• Clergy

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What is a highly trained mounted warrior in the service of a noble in Medieval Europe?

• serf
• knight
• Crusades
• Clergy