Middle Ages Vocabulary

What is feudalism?

• A code of honorable behavior of knights

• A system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

• Religious ideas that oppose traditionally accepted church beliefs

• A deadly plague that swept through Europe

What does the term "Middle Ages" refer to?

• A series of wars fought over the Holy Land

• Another name for Medieval Europe or the Dark Ages

• The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

• Leaders of the church, including bishops, cardinals, priests, and the Pope

Who were the monks?

• Mounted warriors who fought and protected people and land

• Nobleman who was given land by the king

• Religious men who lived apart, in isolated communities called monasteries

• Peasants who lived and worked on the manor in exchange for protection

What is Christianity?

• A system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors

• A large estate of land often owned by a lord

• The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

• A code of honorable behavior of knights

What was the role of knights in the feudal system?

• Leaders of the church, including bishops, cardinals, priests, and the Pope

• Mounted warriors who fought and protected people and land, often given small plots of land or "fiefs" in exchange for their loyalty

• Religious men who lived apart, in isolated communities called monasteries

• Peasants who lived and worked on the manor in exchange for protection

What is a manor?

• A code of honorable behavior of knights

• A system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors

• A large estate of land often owned by a lord

• The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

Who were the serfs?

• Leaders of the church, including bishops, cardinals, priests, and the Pope

• Mounted warriors who fought and protected people and land

• Religious men who lived apart, in isolated communities called monasteries

• Peasants who lived and worked on the manor in exchange for protection

What is chivalry?

• A system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors

• A large estate of land often owned by a lord

• A code of honorable behavior of knights

• To cast a person out of the church

What does it mean to excommunicate someone?

• To honor a document listing basic rights

• To cast a person out of the church

• To give land in exchange for protection

• To oppose traditionally accepted church beliefs

What is heresy?

• A code of honorable behavior of knights

• A deadly plague that swept through Europe

• A series of wars fought over the Holy Land

• Religious ideas that oppose traditionally accepted church beliefs