Unit 1: Life in Medieval Christendom

Another word for a lord's home ...

• Mansion

• Manor

• Cabin

• Fort

Main type of political institution during the Middle Ages ...

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Feudal

• Communist

The time after the fall of the Roman Empire is known as ...

• Middle Ages

• Classical Period

• Renaissance

• Pre-History

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 piece of land given from a lord to a lesser lord.

• Vassal

• Royalty

• Kingdom

• Fief

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

• Vassal

• Samurai

• Knight

• Clergy

Europe became a feudal society because ...

• the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.

• Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.

• overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.

• skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.

What is the main feature of a medieval feudal society?

• The population was mostly rural, (of the countryside), made up of farming communities.

• The people began to assert their rights as individuals and demand greater freedom.

• The population was mostly urban because people sought opportunities in the cities.

• An improved economic system was created based upon the introduction of paper money and credit.

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for money was called a serf.

• True

• False