Middle Ages Vocab

Which of the following best describes a fief?

• the peasants who worked the farm land
• the oath of loyalty sworn to the monarch
• the income raised by the peasants
• the estate that was granted to the vassal

Feudalism began as

• a way for the military to secure its power over the peasants and landowners
• a contract in which land was granted to the peasants in exchange for military service to the nobles
• a demand by peasants for better living conditions and for a share in the economic prosperity of the middle ages
• a means for the church to collect more taxes for its support of the nobility

Which of the following statements accurately describes feudalism?

• Under feudalism, kings gave land to nobles/lords in exchange for their military service.

• Feudalism served to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe.

• Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

• The rise of feudalism marked the end of the Medieval Age.

Social structure of the Middle Ages

• Caste System

• Feudalism

• Manorism

• Monarchy

The code of ethics a Knight had to hold was called?

• Honor

• They didn't have a code of Ethics

• The Magna Carta

• Chivalry

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

• Ethics

• Semper Fi

• Chivalry

• Tithe

medieval

• This was a time period in Europe in the middle of the Roman Empire and the modern period. It is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
• This was a social hierarchy of people who own and protected land in exchange for people who work the land.
• This was a powerful noble in feudal Europe. They owned lots of land and reported directly to the King. They would have knights who would fight under them in return to living on their land.
• This means to break down over time.
• This is when you point out where you got your evidence from.

An armored warrior who fought on horseback

• Knight

• Clergy

• Vassal

• Lord

a Lord's estate in feudal Europe

• Manor

• Serf

• Vassal

• Clergy

a medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate

• Manor

• Serf

• Vassal

• Clergy