Middle ages

Question 1

a covering of iron worn by knights for protection in battle

Answer 1

armor

Question 2

a church official who oversaw the work of priests within their district

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bishop

Question 3

a high official of the catholic church who was appointed by the pope; when the pope died, a new leader of the church was chosen by a meeting of___

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cardinals

Question 4

people of the middle ages believed it represented gods rules and teachings; religion was so important during medieval times that the period was known as the “age of faith”

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catholic church

Question 5

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

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castle

Question 6

qualities of a good knight, including bravery, politeness, respect for women, protection of the weak, and fairness to the enemy; french horsemen

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chivalry

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an official of the church, such as a priest, bishop of cardinal

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clergyman

Question 8

expeditions sent by the pope to capture the holy land from the muslim turks

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crusades

Question 9

a period of several hundred years during the early middle ages when fear and confusion spread among the people of western europe

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dark age

Question 10

a large piece of land owned by a lord during the middle ages; same as a manor

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estate

Question 11

the act of removing a person from membership in the church because of wrongful actions and or beliefs; you were not allowed into heaven

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excommunication

Question 12

arrangement between lord, vassal, and serf for ownership of land, military service, and protection during the middle ages

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feudalism

Question 13

land given by a lord to a vassal in return for military and other services

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fief

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holy man who travled from place to place helping the poor and teaching about god

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friar

Question 15

a serious crime of the middle ages in which a person held beliefs that the church felt were wrong; heretics were excommunicated

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heresy

Question 16

a court set up by the roman catholic church to investigate heresy and punish heresy

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inquisition

Question 17

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

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jesters

Question 18

a contest between knights on horseback; armed with lances, the knights charged at each other in an attempt to knock their opponent of their horse

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joust

Question 19

a person who rules a country; during the early middle ages, they became powerful rulers of new nation-states

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king

Question 20

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

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Knight

Question 21

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

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Lord

Question 22

a large piece of land owned by a lord during the Middle Ages; also called an estate

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Manor

Question 23

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; the main characteristics of the this period were the growth of feudalism and the strong influence of the Roman Catholic Church

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Medieval Period

Question 24

same as Medieval Period

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Middle Ages

Question 25

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

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Minstrels

Question 26

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 drawbridge to cross the moat

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Moat

Question 27

a building where monks lived; the head of the monastery was called an “abbot”

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Monastery

Question 28

a man who gave up all of his property and dedicated his life to serving God; they stayed in monasteries where they prayed, worked hard, and lived quiet, serious lives; they copied old Greek and Roman manuscripts, helped the poor and needy, and converted people to Christianity

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Monk

Question 29

a class of rich people; nobles or lords

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Nobility

Question 30

poor people who worked on manors; also called serfs

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Peasants

Question 31

the head of the Roman Catholic Church; chosen at a meeting of cardinals

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Pope

Question 32

a clergyman of the Christian church; in medieval times, almost every manor had them

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Priest

Question 33

poor people who worked for lords during the Middle Ages; they worked long hours, were poorly fed and clothed, and were not allowed to leave the manor

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Serfs

Question 34

a contest or joust between two knights or two groups of knights; they attracted large crowds

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Tournaments

Question 35

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

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Troubadours

Question 36

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

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Vassal