ACC Medieval Test Part 1

Who was the strongest Political leader in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Holy Roman Emperor

• The Pope

What is the name give to the farming village that was given to the lords during the Middle Ages?

• Manor

• Fief

What was the name of the idea that produced the food for people to eat during the Middle Ages?

• Manor

• Manorial System

What is the name given to the type of peasants that could not leave the lord’s land?

• King

• Serf

What groups of people had land but very little power

• Kings

• Lord

What is the term that is given to a series of agreements between lords & knights in which lords offer land in exchange for loyalty & military protection from knights?

• Fief

• Feudalism

How was religion different during the Middle Ages?

• Polytheism

• Catholicism

How was leadership different during the Middle Ages?

• No Emperors

• Powerful Kings

How was the production of food different during the Middle Ages?

• Fighting Wars for food

• Self-sufficient Farmers

What happened as the result of being too dangerous to trade?

• With no trade, towns & cities became useless; People built to farming villages to make food & find protection

• Villages fought with neighboring villages to gain control over products