Ch. 14- Europe in the Middle Ages

Question 0

Medieval

Answer 0

Referring to the Middle Ages

Question 1

Middle Ages

Answer 1

The years between ancient and modern times

Question 2

Feudalism

Answer 2

A system in which land was owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for loyalty

Question 3

Manor

Answer 3

A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord

Question 4

Serf

Answer 4

A farm worker considered part of the manor on which he or she worked

Question 5

Clergy

Answer 5

Persons with authority to perform religious services

Question 6

Excommunication

Answer 6

Expelling someone from the Church

Question 7

Guild

Answer 7

A medieval organization of crafts workers or tradespeople

Question 8

Apprentice

Answer 8

An unpaid person training in a craft or trade

Question 9

Chivalry

Answer 9

The code of honorable conduct for knights

Question 10

Troubadour

Answer 10

A traveling poet and musician of the Middle Ages

Question 11

Holy Land

Answer 11

Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught

Question 12

Crusades

Answer 12

A series of military expeditions launched by Christian Europeans to win the Holy Land back from Muslim control

Question 13

Jerusalem

Answer 13

A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews

Question 14

Pilgrim

Answer 14

A person who journeys to a sacred place

Question 15

Magna Carta

Answer 15

The “Great Charter,” in which the king’s power over his nobles las limited, agreed to by King John of England in 1215

Question 16

Model Parliment

Answer 16

A council of lords, clergy, and common people that advised the English king on government matters

Question 17

Hundred Years’ War

Answer 17

A series of conflicts between England and France, 1337-1453