Prehistoric Cultures

Person bound to the land, their lord and treated very much like a slave

• knight

• baron

• serf

• vassal

A system based on bonds of loyalty between lords & vassals

• chivalry

• feudalism

• vassal

• crusades

A series of holy wars against the Muslim Turks

• Crusades

• Knights against Invasion

• Feudal Lords

• The Holy Roman Wars

The Black Death was spread by

• dogs

• silk

• fleas

• water

What was the cause of the Crusades?

• To liberate the Holy land of Jerusalem from the Muslims

• A revolt of peasants/ freemen and serfs

• The Black Death spreading over Europe

• Trading wars along the Silk Road

What did knights receive in exchange for their pledge of loyalty to a lord?

• a sword

• a fief

• a holy relic

• an indulgence

What was manorialism?

• The knights code of honor

• The economic system of feudalism

• The social structure of feudalism

• The jobs done by groups of Christian monks

What brought stability to Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• the election of government officials

• the development of the feudal system

• the development of the caste system

• the creation of well-structured cities

What caused the growth of feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• the rivalry between the ancient empires

• the unification of European rulers

• the decline of the Roman Catholic Church

• the collapse of a strong central government

Under manorialism, who did most of the actual work on the landholdings of the lords?

• king

• knights

• lords

• peasants