Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

What is the political and social system that defined medieval Europe?

• Monasticism

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

• Guild

Who was a noble that controlled land and granted fiefs to vassals?

• Serf

• Knight

• Lord

• Pope

What is land granted to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service called?

• Manor

• Fief

• Tithe

• Guild

Who received land from a lord in return for service?

• Vassal

• Serf

• Knight

• Lord

What is a peasant bound to a lord’s estate, central to the feudal economy?

• Knight

• Vassal

• Serf

• Lord

What was the lord’s estate, which was the heart of medieval economic life?

• Manor

• Fief

• Guild

• Parliament

Who was a warrior that served a lord and followed the code of chivalry?

• Serf

• Knight

• Vassal

• Lord

What is the code of conduct for knights, emphasizing loyalty and bravery?

• Feudalism

• Monasticism

• Chivalry

• Common law

What is a tax paid to the Church, showing its influence over medieval life?

• Fief

• Tithe

• Guild

• Habeas corpus

What is the pope’s claim to authority over secular rulers?

• Papal supremacy

• Common law

• Parliament

• Guild