Middle Ages Vocabulary

What is the term for a social system in medieval Europe where land was owned by lords and worked by vassals or serfs in exchange for protection and service?

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Crusade

• Monastery

Which term describes the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code?

• Gothic

• Plague

• Chivalry

• Manor

Who is a laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate, often with limited rights?

• Vassal

• Knight

• Serf

• Crusader

What is a large estate owned by a lord, which included the lord's residence, farmland, and villages where peasants lived?

• Monastery

• Manor

• Gothic

• Feudalism

What is the term for a series of religious wars initiated by Christians in the medieval period to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control?

• Crusade

• Chivalry

• Plague

• Feudalism

What is a style of architecture popular in the Middle Ages characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses?

• Gothic

• Monastery

• Manor

• Knight

What is a building or community where monks live, work, and worship, often dedicated to religious study and prayer?

• Manor

• Monastery

• Crusade

• Feudalism

What was the contagious disease that spread rapidly during the Middle Ages, notably the Black Death?

• Chivalry

• Plague

• Gothic

• Vassal

Who is a mounted soldier who served a lord, often following the code of chivalry and receiving land or rewards for their military service?

• Serf

• Knight

• Vassal

• Crusader

What was a vassal's main relationship with their lord?

• They were enemies in battle

• They worked without any benefits

• They swore loyalty in exchange for land and protection

• They shared ownership of the manor