Middle Ages Exam

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 of land a knight lived on?

• castle
• manor
• chivalry
• land

Who was responsible for farming the fields on a manor?

• knights
• peasants
• merchants
• nobles

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

• Samurai

• Navy

• Vassal

• Knight

Code of conduct which a knight swore to uphold

• Ethics

• Semper Fi

• Chivalry

• Tithe

What’s a castle?

• It is the large, splendid home of a rich, important person.

• It is a strengthened military stronghold. (redoubt)

• It is a large, fortified building that is also the home of a king, lord, or other important person.

An extreme shortage of food is called a ___________________.

• drought

• plague

• famine

• natural disaster

Which of the following was an effect of the Plague on Europe?

• religion became less of an influence among people
• most usable farmland was poisoned or destroyed
• surviving peasants gained more economic power
• peasants developed greater loyalty to their monarchs

The political order under feudalism was dependent upon the relationship between lords and their vassals.  The responsibility of the vassal included

• the promise to spread the Christian faith to their lands
• an oath of loyalty and a pledge of military service
• an agreement to keep lower classes under control
• the payment of taxes to the king or queen of the country