The Middle Ages and its Mythical Creatures

What period in history does the Super Quiz focus on for the study of human imagination, legends, and myths?

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

• The Roman Empire

• The Greek Civilization

What happened to the Roman Empire in AD 476?

• It expanded significantly

• It was at its peak of power

• It collapsed

• It began its conquests

What was the main obligation of peasants during the Middle Ages?

• To serve as knights

• To work for the lord

• To provide protection

• To own and sell land

What term was used to describe the land given by a king to barons in the medieval social structure?

• Manor

• Kingdom

• Fief

• Estate

Who were considered at the very bottom of the social structure in the Middle Ages?

• Knights

• Lords

• Barons

• Peasants

What were peasants who had very few freedoms and were bound to the land called?

• Vassals

• Serfs

• Nobles

• Freemen

What was the manor in the feudal system?

• A type of currency used during the Middle Ages

• A military unit supplied by the nobles to the king

• An estate operated by the lord and worked by the peasants

• A trading system used to exchange goods for food and grain

What was the main economic activity on the manor?

• Trading with distant countries

• Manufacturing weapons for the king's army

• Planting and making most of what was needed

• Mining for precious metals

What was the obligation of serfs known as 'week work'?

• Working in the lord's house

• Working the land for the lords two to three days a week

• Trading goods for other goods

• Paying rent for their fields

How could serfs potentially gain freedom from the manor?

• By joining the king's army

• By saving enough money to buy freedom or marrying a free person

• By working for the lord for more than three days a week

• By rebelling against the lord