World History Chapter 12

What was the medieval way of life based upon ownership and use of land?

• crown land

• feudalism

• chivalry

• heraldry

What did the king call the land that he kept for his own personal use?

• Royal Land

• the King's Land

• Crown Land

• The Prince's Land

What was the code of conduct for the nobility and knights called?

• Nobility Code
• Knight's Oath
• Feudal Law
• Chivalry

A family's colorful design worn on armor and shields for identification was called?

• family crest
• heraldry

• coat of arms

• joust

Name the sport in which two knights fought to unhorse each other.

• Archery
• Chariot race

• Joust

• Sword fights

Peasants who worked the manors were called

• vassals

• lords
• knights
• serfs

What were minstrels?

• Servants

• Knights

• Singing poets

• Farmers

Another name for a piece of land in the feudal system was?

• fief

• acre

• land

• hectacre

Before someone became a knight about age 21, what were they? They people were an apprentice to a knight.

• squire

• vassal

• joust

• serf

The church forbade fighting from Friday to Sunday by proclaiming the _______ of God

• Truth

• Truce

• Trust

• Proclamation