The Middle Ages

Roughly how long did the Middle Ages last?

• 200 years

• 500 years

• 1,000 years

• 1,500 years

What date do historians use for the start of the Middle Ages?

• 476

• 822

• 139

• 387

Charlemagne was a well-known "Middle Age" leader of which group?

• The Galls

• The Franks

• The Turks

• The Saxons

What is a system of protection in exchange for work?

• Chivalry

• Sumptuary Laws

• Feudalism

• Apprenticeship

Bakers, tailers, millers, and blacksmithes would've been considered ________________ in the feudal system.

• Vassals

• Minstrels

• Serfs

• Craftsmen

What is a fief?

• The lowest person in the feudal system

• The rank right below Duke

• A piece of land given out by a lord

• The youngest stage of becoming a Knight

Select the roles that the minstrel would've played in the feudal system...(multiple correct)

• Bringing news

• Cleaning the castle

• Entertainment

• Farming the land

Castles were originally made from...

• wood

• stone

• iron

• mud

Which was a walkway that guards could travel atop the castle?

• donjon

• portcullis

• lance

• battlement

What was the highest and innermost part of a castle?

• The portcullis

• The keep

• The moat

• The battlement