The Middle Ages-Vocabulary
- 1. A political and social system in which kings gave land to nobles in exchange for service and protection
A) fiefs
B) monarch
C) feudalism
D) republic
- 2. Tracks of land with serfs, huts, and land to grow food on, given as a reward from the king
A) guild
B) fiefs
C) manor
D) forum
- 3. The Latin term for European history from 500-1500 AD
A) medieval
B) chivalry
C) plebeians
D) manor
- 4. Homes of the nobility which included farmlands, village, serfs' homes, and church
A) manor houses
B) patricians
C) guild houses
D) fiefs villages
- 5. The people who live on the land and farm it; also called peasants.
A) clergy
B) serfs
C) journeyman
D) Mrs. DiCenzo
- 6. A system of inheritance where all property is handed down to the first born son.
A) primogeniture
B) fiefs
C) guild
D) aquaducts
- 7. A set of rule for honorable behavior followed by knights.
A) clergy
B) laws
C) manor
D) chivalry
- 8. A boy who is learning a craft from a master.
A) journeyman
B) serfs
C) apprentice
D) Gatsby
- 9. A boy who had learned his craft and may now work in his trade.
A) journeyman
B) clergy
C) serfs
D) pope
- 10. A present of money, goods or land given by a bride's father to her husband.
A) Parthenon
B) manor
C) serfs
D) dowry
- 11. Religious workers of the church (pope, priests, monks, nuns)
A) serfs
B) clergy
C) journeyman
D) fiefs
- 12. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
A) fiefs
B) apprentice
C) clergy
D) pope
- 13. Disease known as the "Black Death"; spread by fleas living on infected rats.
A) bubonic plague
B) pope
C) serfs
D) middle ages
- 14. Poet-musicians who traveled from town to town spreading news and tales through songs
A) middle ages
B) troubadours
C) guild
D) manor
- 15. "Great Charter" - model for government with representation and rights for the people
A) magna carta
B) dowry
C) middle sages
D) clergy
- 16. The Medieval word for servant.
A) vassal
B) noble
C) serf
D) peasant
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