Europe's High Middle Ages

Question 1

Faith, fief and fealty are the same as

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land, loyalty, religion

Question 2

If a monarch broke the feudal contract, the barons would

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make war on the King

Question 3

In medieval times, which gender had fewer rights?

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females

Question 4

If you lived in a _________ you probably took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

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monastary

Question 5

The Crusades ultimately were _____ and would lead to _____.

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not successful, the end of feudalism

Question 6

_________ meant you could not be married or have the last rights read before you died.

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excommunication

Question 7

Petty crimes like public drunkeness and ploughing someone else's field were tried by

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Manor Court

Question 8

Medival Europeans were mostly uneducated. Most had not seen a map, which were ______ anyway.

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rare and full of errors

Question 9

King John broke the feudal contract and caused the ___________ to be written

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Magna Carta

Question 10

In the Middle Ages, the only church available was the

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Catholic church

Question 11

Money or produce given to the church, usually 1/10 of income

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tithe

Question 12

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a remarkable woman for all of these EXCEPT

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breaking the feudal contract

Question 13

Medieval knights saw fighing in such a holy war as a way of guaranteeing

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place in heaven

Question 14

Who had more rights?

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freeholders

Question 15

Three field system and animals freely spreading manure are two examples of

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sustainable farming

Question 16

Medieval people felt that negative events in your life were a sign that

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you were being punished for sin

Question 17

Lands set aside for the Lord's use were called the

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demesne

Question 18

The feudal system was based on the 'the three F's'. These were:

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faith, fief, fealty

Question 19

Crimes commited by members of the clergy were tried by the

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Church Court

Question 20

an area, now part of France, that was home to the Normans, Viking descendants

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Normandy

Question 21

Item associated with a saint

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relic

Question 22

Thomas was later turned into a saint. The vocabulary word for this is

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canonize

Question 23

One who swears loyalty to a Lord

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vassal

Question 24

Thomas Becket did not obey the king's command and as a result he was

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murdered by 4 soldiers in a church

Question 25

betraying one's country or ruler

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treason

Question 26

Another word for duty

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obligation

Question 27

Three levels of court were

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manor, church, royal

Question 28

The King did not have unlimited power. He needed to answer to the

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barons

Question 29

In return for the lands the king provided them, nobles promised to do all of these EXCEPT:

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give the King advice on farming

Question 30

Serious crimes like burglary, rape and treason were tried by

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Royal Court

Question 31

The ______ were holy wars fought for control of Jerusalem

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Crusades

Question 32

an effort to spread opinions or beliefs, sometimes distorting the truth

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propaganda

Question 33

The story of the Battle of Hastings is told in which famous tapestry?

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Bayeux Tapestry

Question 34

This man was the winner of the Battle of Hastings and became King of England

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William of Normandy

Question 35

Peasants ate a diet that was

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always the same and high in calories

Europe's High Middle Ages

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Europe's High Middle Ages

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