Early Middle Ages

The lowest rank in Medieval Europe was

• Serf

• Page

• Peasant

• Squire

The part of a castle where a Lord lives is called

• the moat

• the crenelation

• the keep

• the portcullis

The main purpose of a castle was

• to entertain guests

• provide a place for animals to sleep

• to provide for a place the manufacturing of weapons

• provide protection

The purpose of feudalism was

• to spread democracy and give the people a say in their government

• to look after the welfare of all the people and make sure they had all they needed

• to provide people with protection and safety by establishing social order

• to create a fair society by balancing the powers of the monarch and the people

What did a lord owe the king in return for land?

• gratitude

• a supply of knights in time of war

• provide peasants to work for the king

• he would work the land to produce food for the king

Most people during the Middle Ages were

• lords

• peasants

• knights

• squires

A fief is

• a license to market goods

• war horses

• a grant of land

• large celebrations

Why did Pope Leo crown Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor?

• because Charlemagne would give the pope land

• Charlemagne would provide protection for the pope

• he declared war on England

• because Charlemagne appointed him Pope

What is Charlemagne most known for?

• He was the first Christian ruler.

• He taught people to write.

• He declared war on England.

• He united most of Christian Europe.

Where were the Vikings from

• the Middle East

• central Europe

• Northern Europe

• from Eastern Europe