Medieval Europe Vocab Quiz

The economic system of Medieval Europe that made lords manors self-sufficient.

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Decentralization

• Excommunication

The social and political system of medieval Europe where kings handed down land for military service, loyalty, and labor.

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Decentralization

• Excommunication

A trend in which government power is in the hands of a local lord rather than centralized with a king.

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Decentralization

• Excommunication

A population boom, new farming techniques, and the revival of trade in Western Europe led to this.

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Decentralization

• Commercial Revolution

The act of being removed from the Church during the Middle Ages.

• Excommunication

• Decentralization

• Manoralialism

• Feudalism

Holy Wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.

• Bubonic Plague

• Commercial Revolution

• Crusades

• Holy Conquest

The disease spread by fleas on rats on trading ships that killed nearly 2/3 of the European population during the Middle Ages.

• Crusades

• Bubonic Plague

• Feudalism

• Guilds

A piece of land given to a vassal or noble.

• Guild

• Serf

• Fief

• Knight

Organization of merchants/artisans that regulated business practices for profitability and viability. 

• Fief

• Guild

• Manor

• Kingdom

Locations developed into these because of the growth of fairs and the increase in trade during the Middle Ages.

• Fief

• Guilds

• Towns

• Manors