Unit 3: Medieval

This land usually included a castle, a village and farmland

• Vassals

• Manors

• Chivalry

• Nobles

Their job was to protect the land of the king.

• Vassals

• Chivalry

• Knights

• Nobles

Farmers, builders, craftspeople (regular people)

• Peasants or Serfs

• Vassals

• Nobles

• Manors

Under Feudalism, the king gave these people land.

• Vassals

• Manors

• Nobles

• Feudalism

Who owned everything in a village, including the crops, town, and peasants?

• The bank

• The lord

• The bishop

• head merchant

What duty did the lord owe the serf?

• to provide work schedules that worked well with each family and provided two days off a week.

• To provide nourishing food, housing, and a workweek less than 30 hours.

• to protect the serf, providing their serfs with the safety they needed to grow crops

• To provide a military force to protect each family

Who did the Roman Catholic Church align themselves with in the 700s & 800s CE?

• Carolingian Dynasty

• The Western Roman Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Holy Roman Empire

Charlemagne was given the title ________________________ by the Pope in 800 CE

• Western Roman Emperor

• King by the Grace of God

• Byzantine Emperor

• "Holy" Roman Emperor

What is a fief in Medieval Europe?

• A piece of land granted to a vassal by a king

• The name for the nobility in Europe

• The name for the clergy in Europe

• A piece of land not governed by a king

Who were the only people who could read and write (literacy) during Medieval period?

• By anyone who wants to read it in any language

• By only nobles & the clergy in any translated language

• By only nobles & the clergy in Latin

• By only the clergy