WHI Topic 07: The Middle Ages

Which of the following is a peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate?

• lord

• vassal

• fief

• serf

Which of the following is a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for pledge of loyalty and services?

• lord

• vassal

• fief

• serf

Which of the following is a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals?

• lord

• vassal

• fief

• serf

Which of the following is an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty?

• lord

• vassal

• fief

• serf

Which of the following is a medieval merchant-class town dweller?

• manor

• simony

• burgher

• vernacular

Which of the following is the selling or buying of a position in a Christian church?

• manor

• simony

• burgher

• vernacular

Which of the following is the everyday language of people in a region or country?

• manor

• simony

• burgher

• vernacular

Which of the following is a lord’s estate?

• manor

• simony

• burgher

• vernacular

Which of the following is an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes in France?

• Black Death

• Estates-General

• parliament

• Commercial Revolution

Which of the following is the expansion of the trade and business that transformed European economies?

• Black Death

• Estates-General

• parliament

• Commercial Revolution