Chapter 7 - Middle Ages

Question 0

Feudal system

Answer 0

How land was owned int he Middle Ages

Question 1

Middle Ages or medieval

Answer 1

The time between the end of the Roman Empire and modern times,(500-1500 A.D.)

Question 2

Demesne

Answer 2

The land the king kept for his own use.

Question 3

Peasant

Answer 3

An old word for farmer.

Question 4

Serf

Answer 4

A person who belonged to the Lord and farmed his land.

Question 5

Freeman

Answer 5

A man who paid rent and tax to the Lord but could travel as he pleased

Question 6

Knights

Answer 6

Soldiers who rode into battle on horseback.

Question 7

Manor

Answer 7

The land and everything on it owned by the Lord

Question 8

Vassal

Answer 8

The Kings followers

Question 9

Villein

Answer 9

Serf’s 30 acres to farm

Question 10

County

Answer 10

It was used to mean the land that a count got from the king

Question 11

Tithe

Answer 11

A house that the priest lived in

Question 12

Commons

Answer 12

Where the peasants lived

Question 13

Bailiff

Answer 13

A person that kept law and order

Question 14

Keep

Answer 14

Main building in the castle

Question 15

Ramparts

Answer 15

Ran along the top of the walls. Wide enough for soldiers to walk along.

Question 16

Moat

Answer 16

A ditch filled with water around the castle.

Question 17

Latrines

Answer 17

Toilets of the castle.

Question 18

Motte

Answer 18

A small hill

Question 19

Bailey

Answer 19

A Big enclosure

Question 20

Battlements

Answer 20

At the top of the keep, the soldier kept watch there

Question 21

Curtain walls

Answer 21

Outer walls of the castle

Question 21

Turret

Answer 21

Strong towers along the walls

Question 21

Drawbridge

Answer 21

Was raised at night or if enemies attacked

Question 21

Portcullis

Answer 21

An iron grille that could be lowered in front of the castle gates

Question 22

Siege

Answer 22

A siege was when an enemy surrounded the walls of the castle and waited for the people inside to die.

Question 23

Fair green

Answer 23

Where people went to be entertain

Question 24

Toll

Answer 24

It was a tax that traders had to pay at the town gates

Question 25

Curfew

Answer 25

It was a time when all fires had to be put out so the town won’t get on fire

Question 26

Leporsy

Answer 26

It was a disease

Question 27

Black Death

Answer 27

It was a disease caused from the fleas from black rats

Question 28

Plague

Answer 28

A contagious disease

Question 29

Charter

Answer 29

A document granted by the king that allowed people to own their own towns

Question 30

Corporation

Answer 30

A large company or groups of people.