middel ages vocab

Question 1

Medieval

Answer 1

Term that describes the period of western European history known as the Middle Ages

Question 2

Middle Ages

Answer 2

Period of western European history between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance

Question 3

Feudalism

Answer 3

Political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services

Question 4

fief

Answer 4

Grant of land given to a vassal from a lord

Question 5

Vassal

Answer 5

Person granted land from a lord in return for services

Question 6

Manorialism

Answer 6

Economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates were lords and peasants shared the land

Question 7

Serfs

Answer 7

Peasants who were bound to the land where they worked for a lord

Question 8

Chivalry

Answer 8

Code of conduct that dictated knights’ behavior towards others

Question 9

Abbot

Answer 9

Head of a monastery who controlled and distributed all property