Ch 8 key terms

Question 1

Medieval

Answer 1

An adjective describing the culture of the Middle Ages

Question 2

topography

Answer 2

the physical features of an geographical area’s surface

Question 3

clergy

Answer 3

A group of people trained and ordained for religious services

Question 4

monastery

Answer 4

a secluded community where men(monks) focus on prayer and scripture

Question 5

convent

Answer 5

a religious community for women (nuns)

Question 6

Pagan

Answer 6

a follower of a polytheistic religion

Question 7

missionary

Answer 7

a person who tries to convert others to a particular religion

Question 8

saint

Answer 8

an especially holy person

Question 9

sacrament

Answer 9

sacred rites of the Christian Church, including baptism and communion

Question 10

Christendom

Answer 10

the large community of Christians spread across the whole world

Question 11

vassal

Answer 11

a lesser lord who pledged service to a more powerful lord

Question 12

fief

Answer 12

an estate granted to a vassal by a powerful lord

Question 13

Knight

Answer 13

young men from noble families who trained to become warriors on horseback

Question 14

chivalry

Answer 14

a code of conduct which required knights to be brave, loyal and generous

Question 15

manorialism

Answer 15

the way things worked on the manor, or agricultural estate of a medieval lord

Question 16

serf

Answer 16

peasants who were legally bound to the lord’s land

Question 17

alps

Answer 17

the alps form an arc of high mountains across southern Europe

Question 18

Pyrenees mountains

Answer 18

Mountains that divided spain and france

Question 19

ural mountains

Answer 19

to the east, the urals separate europe from Asia

Question 20

North European PLain

Answer 20

the fertile heart of the European continent, including France, Germany, and eastern Europe

Question 21

Mediterranean sea

Answer 21

southern european countries o this sea have hot, dry summers because mountains block the winds that bring warm, moist air to Western Europe

Question 22

North Atlantic Drift

Answer 22

a warm Atlantic current that gives most of Western Europe a warm, moist climate

Question 23

feudalism

Answer 23

a system of rule in which powerful lords divide their lands among lesser lords

Question 24

papal/papacy

Answer 24

having to do with the authority of the pope, head of the Catholic Church.

Question 25

Middle Ages

Answer 25

A period between ancient times and modern times (A.D 500-1500)