Middle Ages Test Review

Define "feudalism"

• A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

• A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles in return for protection

• A noble who served a lord of a higher rank

• Warriors in armor who fought on horseback

Who protected peasants and servants from outside invaders?

• Barbarian tribes

• Serfs

• Nobles/knights

• The Roman Emperor

What would LORDS provide their VASSALS?

• Land and protection

• Money

• Extra votes in congress

• Extra votes in congress

What would VASSALS provide their LORDS?

• Land and protection

• Money

• Extra votes in congress

• Loyalty, extra crops, and work on the land

Describe "chivalry"

• Code of rules that knights followed; obey his lord, be brave, respect noble women, honor the church

• A fortress designed to withstand attacks from enemies

• Defensive features inside a castle

• A social system based on loyalty, work, and protection between lords and vassals

What was at the center of each manor?

• A church

• Farmland

• The castle

• A pond

What were castles designed for?

• Living pleasant, luxurious lives

• Withstanding attacks from enemies

• Impressing the peasants who did not live in the castle

• Hiding a king's dragon

Who lived in castles?

• Nobles

• Peasants

• Roman emperors

• Villagers in the town

What kind of homes did peasants live in?

• Small, stone castles

• Small cottages made of wood and clay

• Underground tunnels to protect from attackers

• Large, wooden castles

What kind of work did peasants do?

• Harvest crops and slaughter livestock

• Fought in battles

• Celebrate religious feast days

• Torture prisoners in the dungeon