Feudalism Flashcards
What are peasants bound to a manor?
Serfs
What is a formal course of study?
Curriculum
What is another name for the lord’s estate?
Manor
What is an unwritten agreement?
Feudal Contract
What is another name for an estate?
Fief
What are wandering poets?
Troubadours
What is a loosely organized system of rule?
Feudalism
What is another name for a lesser lord?
Vassal
What is another word for secular?
Worldly
What are the sacred rights of the church?
Sacraments
What is church imposed denial of the sacred rights of the church?
Excommunication
TRUE OR FALSE
Qualified candidates would start training for knighthood at the age of 9.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Around 530, a monk named Leo organized the monastery of Monte Cassino.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Chivalry required knights to be brave loyal and true to their land.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
In the 900’s the Church set up a special court called The Inquisition
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
The purpose of the Inquisition was to try heretics.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
As feudal warfare decreased, trade decreased as well.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Peasants received a week off from work on the Christmas and Easter holidays.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
The Church in the Middle Ages was a place for worship only.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
The Truce of God forbade fighting on Holydays.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Feudalism was a political system based on these small local governments.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Peasants & Townspeople made up 50% of the population.
FALSE
The granting of a fief was called what?
A. Sublet
B. Passsing
C. Noble Grant
D. Investiture
D. Investiture
Peasants paid the lord a fee when:
A. They Married
B. Inherited their father’s acres
C. Used the local mill to grind grain
D. All of the above
D. All of the above