Life In The Middle Ages (LAST LESSON)

Question 1

A high official of the Catholic Church who was appointed by the pope; when the pope died.

Answer 1

Cardinal

Question 2

A new leader of the Church was chosen by a meeting of them.

Answer 2

Cardinal

Question 3

A church official who oversaw the work of priests within their district.

Answer 3

Bishop

Question 4

A covering of iron worn by knights for protection in battle.

Answer 4

Armor

Question 5

Where a lord and his knights lived; usually built on a hilltop or cliff in order to make it easier to defend during an attack.

Answer 5

Castle

Question 6

People of the Middle Ages believed it represented God’s rules and teachings.

Answer 6

Catholic Church

Question 7

Religion was so important during the medieval times that the period was known as.

Answer 7

Age Of Faith

Question 8

Qualities of a good knight, including bravery, politeness, respect for women, and fairness to the enemy.

Answer 8

Chivalry

Question 9

An official of the Church, such as a priest, bishop, or cardinal.

Answer 9

Clergyman

Question 10

Expectations sent by the pope to capture the Holy Land from the Muslim turks.

Answer 10

Crusades

Question 11

A period of several hundred years during the early Middle Ages when fear and confusion spread among the people of Westurn Europe; the threat of attack lead many people to become serfs and work for lords an manors in exchange for protection, trade, education, and the growth or towns declined during this time.

Answer 11

Dark Ages

Question 12

A large peice of land owned by a lord during the Middle Ages; same as a manor.

Answer 12

Estate

Question 13

The act of removing someone from the membership in the Church because of wrongful actions or beliefs; it was thought to not allow a person to go to heaven.

Answer 13

Excommunication

Question 14

Arrangment between a lord, vassal, and serf for ownership of land, military service, and protection during the Middle Ages.

Answer 14

Feudalism

Question 15

Land given by a lord to a vassal in return for military, and other services.

Answer 15

Fief

Question 16

Holy man who traveled from place to place helping the poor and teaching about God.

Answer 16

Friar

Question 17

A serious crime of the Middle Ages in which a person held beliefs that the Church felt were wrong; were excommunicated.

Answer 17

Heresy

Question 18

A court set up by the Roman Catholic Church to investigate heresy and punish heretics.

Answer 18

Inquisition

Question 19

Clowns who appeared before a lord and tried to make him laugh with antics, tricks, or jokes.

Answer 19

Jesters

Question 20

A contest between knights or horseback; armed with lances, the knights charged at each other in an attempt to knock their opponent off his horse.

Answer 20

Joust

Question 21

A person who rules a country; during the early Middle Ages, the influences of these people decreased as the power of lords increased. Although, by the end of the Middle Ages, they became powerful rulers of new nation-states.

Answer 21

King

Question 22

A man of honor who held a high military rank; pnly men who were trained in worefair and who showed good personal qualities were chosen by lords to be them; the code of chivalry had to be follwed at all times.

Answer 22

Knight

Question 23

A well-to-do noble who owned an estate; usually lived in a castle, gave land to vassals in return for miltary service, and used serfs to farm his land.

Answer 23

Lord

Question 24

A large peice of land owned by a lord during the Middle Ages.

Answer 24

Manor

Question 25

It began with the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in 476 and ended with the beginning of the Modern Period in the 1400’s.

Answer 25

Medieval Period

Question 26

What are the 2 main charactoristics of the Medieval Period?

Answer 26

Main charactoristics were the growth of feudalism and the strong influence of the Roman Cathollic Church.

Question 27

Same as the Medieval Period.

Answer 27

Middle Ages

Question 28

Singers and musicians who entertained lords during the Middle Ages; they played harps, guitars, and flutes.

Answer 28

Minstrels

Question 29

A deep, wide, water-filled ditch that surrounded a castle and helped protect it from attack; people coming and going from the castle used a drwbridge to cross it.

Answer 29

Moat

Question 30

A bulding where monks lived.

Answer 30

Monastery

Question 31

The head of the monastery was called an…

Answer 31

Abbot

Question 32

A class of rich people; nobles or lords.

Answer 32

Nobility

Question 33

Poor people who worked on manors; also called serfs.

Answer 33

Peasants

Question 34

The head of the Roman Catholic Church; chosen by meeting of the cardinals.

Answer 34

Pope

Question 35

Poor people who worked for lords during the Middle Ages; they worked long hours, were poorly fed and clothed, are wer’t allowed to leave the manor.

Answer 35

Serf

Question 36

A contest or joust between two knights or two groups or knights; attracked large crowds.

Answer 36

Tourniment

Question 37

Wandering minstrels who wrote poems that usually expressed love for a beautiful lady of noble birth; they also wrote about warfare and battle heroes.

Answer 37

Troubadours

Question 38

A man who gave up all of his property and dedicated his life to serve god; stayed in monestaries where the prayed, worked hard, and lived quiet, serious lives; they copied old Greek and Roman manuscripts, helped the poor, and converted people to Christianity.

Answer 38

Monks

Question 39

A noble who was given land by a lord in return for military assistance and other service to the lord.

Answer 39

Vassal