What were the Medieval Times?

Time period from c.500-1500. Also known as 'Middle Ages'

What was the Black Death?

A disease that killed many people in Europe

A vassal is best described as....

One who traded loyalty/work for land

defined the rights of British monarchs and citizens

What was the Inquisition?

Church court that punished people suspected of heresy within Spain

Holding a belief that goes against Catholic teaching

Feudalism is best described as

decentralized, with monarchs giving vassals land for service

Who was William the Conquerer?

Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066

Religious community where monks live and work

Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

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What were the Medieval Times?
Second stage in training to become a knight
A large estate owned by a knight or lord
Social hierarchy of Medieval times
Time period from c.500-1500. Also known as 'Middle Ages'
2
The Hundred Years War lasted Hundred Years
False
True
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Landowners gave a piece of land, called a _____, to vassals.
Queen
Fief
Acre
Cow
4
Excommunication means to
none of these
join the church
leave the church
be kicked out of the church
5
What was the main job of a serf on a "manor" in the system of "Feudalism"?
Christian Pilgrims & Missionaries
Merchant trading & travelling
Soldiers for their Lord
Agricultural laborers
6
Which disease is linked with the Black Death pandemic that swept Eurasia in the mid-1300s?
bubonic plague
measles
smallpox
avian flu
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Charlemagne was...
The King of the Franks
The Pope
Leader of the Serfs
The King of England
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What was the Black Death?
The name for secret soldiers in the Roman Army
The name of the sword sued by King Arthur
Another name for the Guillotine
A disease that killed many people in Europe
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A vassal is best described as....
A lord's estate.
a traveler on a journey to a holy place.
A person above someone else in the feudal order.
One who traded loyalty/work for land
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What is the name of this landmark?
Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris
Westminster Abbey
Cologne Cathedral
Reims Cathedral
11
Magna Carta
set up a system for governing new territories
defined the rights of British monarchs and citizens
defined principles and organization of government
created a loose alliance of independent states
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What was the Inquisition?
Church court that punished people suspected of heresy within Spain
A person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others
A movement for religious reform in England
Christian church founded on the ideas of the Reformation
13
The European system of feudalism relied on mutual assistance between all levels, based primarily on
craftsmanship
trade
agriculture
warfare
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What is heresy?
Holding a belief that goes against Catholic teaching
Members of the Society of Jesus
Statement of Lutheran beliefs
A decree from the pope
15
Christians and Muslims fought for control of the Holy Lands in which wars?
War of the Roses
Punic Wars
Spanish-American War
The Crusades
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Feudalism is best described as
highly centralized, with vassals obeying monarchs without question
highly anarchic, with no political leadership at all
decentralized, with monarchs giving vassals land for service
decentralized, with vassals ruling without monarchs above them
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Who was William the Conquerer?
Soldier on horseback
Duke of Normandy who invaded England in 1066
Head of a monastery
A boy servant, the first step in becoming a knight
18
What is a monastery?
A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts
A decorated standing stone cross, used to tell Bible stories
Religious community where monks live and work
Delicate, ornamental work made from twisted wire
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What was chivalry?
Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages
Nobleman
Special ceremony to make a squire a knight
Order of events as they occurred; timeline

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