Medieval Europe Vocab Quiz

____________ is the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually inherited.

• aristocracy
• clergy

• nobility

• patriarchy

A person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for the ruler is called a __________.

• clergy

• serf

• vassal
• patriarchy

__________ is a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services.

• nobility

• literacy

• feudalism

• vassal

__________ is a group of craftspeople who control a certain craft.

• guild

• fief

• fallow

• nobility

The ability to read is called __________.

• medieval

• illuminated

• literacy
• feudalism

an area of land or property is known as __________.

• serf

• fallow

• estate
• fief

A _____________ is a person with power and influence who controls land given to them by a king.

• knight

• serf

• nobility

• lord

relating to the Middle Ages in Europe is called ___________.

• fallow

• feudalism

• medieval
• autonomous

___________ is called having the power of self-government.

• autonomous
• estate

• manor

• institution

an organization that has existed for a long time and promotes a particular cause is called ____________.

• clergy

• manor

• institution
• fief