Middle Ages Review

Who is at the top of the feudal pyramid?

• Knights

• Kings

• Serfs

• Lords

What did knights offer in feudal society?

• protection over land, peasants, and nobles

• loyalty

• authority

What is a fief?

• A peasant that works the land on a manor

• A grant of land

• A loyal follower

What were Charlemagne's main goals?

• Build schools, libraries and spread Christianity

• Establish feudalism in Europe

• Conquer land to stop the Viking invasions

What is a manor?

• A self sufficient estate where peasants work and live

• A castle where peasants work and live

• A system where peasants protected the knights.

What is chivalry?

• A code of behavior that peasants and nobles were expected to follow.

• A code of behavior that knights followed

• Loyalty to your lords on the manor

What is a guild?

• A major church

• A farm on a medieval manor

• A group of people practicing the same craft

What is a cathedral?

• A place where nobles showed their devotion to the king

• A major church

• A school that trained peasants

Which group got control of collection of taxes in England during the Medieval period

• Serfs

• Knights

• Parliament

• Clergy

What document created a Parliament, and will  allow more rights to lower classes in England?

• Edict of Milan
• Great Schism 1054
• Magna Carta
• Justinians Code