Early Middle Ages

What does the term 'fiefs' refer to?

• Written for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot

• An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• A peasant in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord

• A member of the highest order of the ministry

What is The Benedictine Rule?

• Written for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot

• An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• A peasant in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord

• A member of the highest order of the ministry

Who were considered vassals in the Early Middle Ages in Europe?

• Written for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot

• An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• A peasant in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord

• A member of the highest order of the ministry

What is the definition of a serf?

• Written for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot

• An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• A peasant in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord

• A member of the highest order of the ministry

What were guilds in the Early Middle Ages in Europe?

• Written for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot

• An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

• A peasant in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord

• A member of the highest order of the ministry

• Medieval group, as of merchants or artisans, organized to protect the interests of its members

Who created a European empire and ruled most of Western Europe by 800?

• Charlemagne

• Pope Gregory

• Saint Benedict

• Clovis

Who did the pope send to teach the north about Christianity?

• Charlemagne

• Missionaries

• Vassals

• Monks

What is an agreement between vassals and their lords, which was the basis of European society?

• The Benedictine Rule

• Feudalism

• The Magna Carta

• The Fealty Contract

Who were the barons and bishops that vowed to provide the king with soldiers when needed?

• Noblemen

• Knights

• Lords

• Serfs

What consisted of a lord's house, surrounding farmland, and a village?

• A fief

• A manor

• A guild

• A monastery