Middle Ages Test

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

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?

• peasants, knights, nobles, king
• king, nobles, knights, peasants
• knights, king, peasants, serfs
• merchants, knights, commoners, serfs

What is the name for the large estate with a castle, church, shops, farmland, and forest that a knight lived on?

• castle

• manor

• chivalry

• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.

• Vassal

• Royalty

• Kingdom

• Fief

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

• Samurai

• Navy

• Vassal

• Knight

The Middle Ages is also called

• The Classical Period
• The Medieval Era
• The Age of Exploration
• The Renaissance

A _______ was someone who was not free, and could only move with permission from their lord.

• Serf
• Blacksmith
• Bishop
• Knight

Excommunication is . . .

• to be kicked out of the church.
• to be accepted into a religion
• to be cut off from communication with your family.
• to be kicked out of the kingdom.

What were the Crusades?

• A series of Religious Wars
• A group of people who fought for human rights
• A series of wars fought over control of Asia
• A big plot of land