Medieval Europe Quiz

Which system in the Middle Ages was characterized by the exchange of land for military service?

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

• Monasticism

What is a uniform system of law that developed in England based on court decisions and on customs and usage rather than on written law codes?

• Common Law

• Feudal contract

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

What is an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked in medieval Europe?

• Nun

• Manor

• Knight

• Fief

What is the 'Great Charter' or rights, which King John was forced to sign by the English nobles?

• Parliament

• Henry II

• Magna Carta

• Charlemagne

What is a representative government composed of two knights from every country, two people from every town and all the nobles and bishops throughout England?

• Parliament

• Manorialism

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

What is a woman who separates herself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate herself to God and live in convents?

• Monk

• Serf

• Nun

• Knight

What is an estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the Feudal System of Medieval Europe?

• Fief

• Manor

• Feudal contract

• Chivalry

Who was responsible for reunifying Europe and being crowned Emperor of Rome?

• Charlemagne

• Henry II

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

What is the economic system that used landed estates, located on the fiefs given to a vassal by his lord and worked by peasants?

• Manorialism

• Common Law

• Monasticism

• Feudalism

What is the practice of living the life of a monk?

• Chivalry

• Manorialism

• Monasticism

• Feudal contract