Unit 4: Middle Ages Vocab Quiz

What was the widespread disease that caused a significant decrease in Europe's population during the Middle Ages?

• Feudalism

• Plague

• Chivalry

• Manor

What is the term for the social system in medieval Europe where nobles held lands from the King in exchange for military service?

• Knight

• Serf

• Feudalism

• Magna Carta

Who were the mounted and armored soldiers serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages?

• Vassals

• Knights

• Serfs

• Fiefs

What is the term for a piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service?

• Manor

• Fief

• Chivalry

• Plague

What is the term for a peasant legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord?

• Knight

• Vassal

• Serf

• Feudal Contract

What is the name of the document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the English monarch?

• Magna Carta

• Feudal Contract

• Chivalry

• Manor

What is the term for a person who received protection and land from a lord in exchange for allegiance and performing military or other duties?

• Serf

• Vassal

• Knight

• Fief

What is the agreement between a lord and a vassal that outlines the exchange of land for service and loyalty?

• Feudal Contract

• Magna Carta

• Chivalry

• Manor

What is the medieval code of conduct associated with the qualities idealized by knights such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women?

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

• Plague

• Fief

What is the term for a large country house with lands, the principal house of a landed estate?

• Manor

• Fief

• Serf

• Knight