Medieval Society and Politics Vocabulary Quiz

Latin for “Middle” and “Age”

• Middle Ages

• Manorialism

• Medieval

• Merchant

a social and economic system based on a strict hierarchy.

• Manorialism

• Serfdom

• Alliance

• Feudalism

peasants who had to stay on the land and farm it for the profit of the lord or the vassal.

• Knight

• Serf

• Clergy

• Vassal

or Great Charter, was a document written in 1215 that established certain rights of English citizens and institutions.

• Constitution

• Chivalry

• Magna Carta

• Treaty of Troye

an agreement among parties to reach a common goal.

• Alliance

• Chivalry

• Manorialism

• Serfdom

a warrior who wore protective armor during battle, serving particular nobles throughout Europe.

• Vassal

• Serf

• Lord

• Knight

a person who provides materials, products, or services to a buyer, usually in exchange for money

• Knight

• Lord

• Merchant

• Serf

an economic arrangement where tenant farmers called serfs lived on the lords’ manors and had certain obligations to their lord.

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Magna Carta

• Manorialism

generally a large area of land that a lord gave to a less wealthy noble.

• Castle

• Manor

• Farm

• Fief

a less wealthy noble who pledged his loyalty to the lord in exchange for a fief.

• Vassal

• Knight

• Lord

• King