Feudal Europe Chapter 6 review

How long did the "Middle Ages" last?

• 100 years

• 500 years

• 1,000 years

• 1,500 years

What did nobles build to provide safety from their enemies?

• kingdom

• castle

• fief

• vassal

Persons accused of crimes could choose as a trial all of the following EXCEPT

• Trial by ordeal

• Trial by confession

• Trial by combat

• Trial by witness

The land given to the vassal by the overlord was called a

• twig
• fief
• ransom
• manor

What is a palisade?

• a heavy battering ram used for breaking down walls
• an alligator-filled ditch surrounding a castle
• a fence of pointed wooden stakes set close together
• a high movable tower for shooting arrows

What was the "Truce of God"?

• Protecting women and children from the effects of war
• Forbidding fighting on Sundays and holidays
• Finding protection inside the church
• Defending the church from the serfs

The highest compliment for a noble was

• to be called a Christian gentleman
• to stop fighting on Sundays
• to take care of his family in time of war
• to learn to swim well

The ceremony for a squire to become a knight included all the options EXCEPT for:

• spending the night in church praying and fasting
• confessing his sins to the priest
• promising to be brave, defend the Church, and honor women
• swimming across the moat in all his armor

What is a joust?

• All the knights line up in teams and attack each other
• pouring hot oil down on the attackers
• a type of tournament
• a knight on horseback fighting another knight on horseback

What is a minstrel?

• a knight on horseback fighting another knight on horseback
• a boy between the age of 7 and 14 who trained to be a knight
• a musician who would travel from castle to castle to entertain the nobles
• the land given to the vassal