History Quiz Notes

Question 1

What is Feudalism?

Answer 1

Form of government in which land was exchanged for services

Question 2

Lord

Answer 2

A noble who gave the land

Question 3

Vassal

Answer 3

A nobles who received the land/serve the lord

Question 4

Serfs

Answer 4

The people who worked the land/ peasants

Question 5

Social classes

Answer 5

1. King/clergy: church officials
2. Nobles/lords
3. Knights/vassals
4. Peasants/serfs

Question 6

Homage

Answer 6

Ceremony in which the vassal pledged his loyalty to the lord *(land for protection)

Question 7

Feif

Answer 7

Land granted by the lord to the vassals

Question 8

Manor

Answer 8

Lords estate

Question 9

Knights

Answer 9

Mounted warriors provided protection to the lord ( young nobles)

Question 10

Castle

Answer 10

(Fortified manor) were built for defense against you enemies
Built on a hill - surrounded by a moat

Question 11

Lady or noblewomen

Answer 11

Had almost no rights, married at her 21st birthday to a man her father selected

Question 12

Entertainment

Answer 12

Tournament: mock battles between knights
Sword fighting
Jousting
Hunting,falconry, archery other forms of entertainment

Banquets- eating and minstrels/ jesters performers
Troubadours- traveling poets/ musicians

Question 13

Knight training

Answer 13

1. Page: age of 7 learned code of chivalry, use of weapons and how to ride a horse
2. Squire: age 14 - assistant to the knight/protect in battle
3. Knight: after he proved himself in battle- ceremony called knighthood

Question 14

Chivalry

Answer 14

Knight code of conduct strictly followed
-brave
-fight fairly
- keep promise his word
-defend the church
-defend and treat ladies well
-pay ransom of the lord

Question 15

2 Truces

Answer 15

1 Peace of God: ( pax bei) peasant, women, and clergy were not to be harmed during warfare
2 Truce of God: ( Treaga Dei) no warfare on holidays and sundays

Question 16

Clergy

Answer 16

Mediators between God + man
Church officials

Question 17

2 types of clergy

Answer 17

1. Secular clergy: lived in the world ( priest + bishops) worked among the people
2. Regular clergy: lived apart form the world (monk+nuns) lived in monasteries and convents

Question 18

7 sacraments

Answer 18

Baptism- re-birth
Confirmation- coming of age
Marriage
Penance ( confession)
Eucharist (communion)
Taking care of the sick (unction)
* Holy orders ( dedication of deacon+elders)

Question 19

Canon law

Answer 19

Church law more powerful than civil law (laws of the land/communities

Question 20

Roman Catholic Church hierarchy

Answer 20

1. Pope: archbishop of Rome “papa” head of the entire church “vicar of Christ) earthly representative of Christ
2. Cardinals: Advisors to the pope
3. Archbishop: bishops of the archdiocese (major cities)
4. Bishop: ( successors of the apostles) administered over a single diocese ( a town)
5. Priest: administered over a single parish (church)- peasants
6. • monks+nuns

Question 21

Lay- investiture

Answer 21

The appointment of religious officials(commonly bishops) by secular subjects (commonly kings).
This practice created…..
Power struggle between King Henry IV (monarchs) and Pope Gregory VII ( church)
Popes ended up having- more civil power then monarchs/ kings after this confrontation