Middle Ages Vocabulary List

Question 1

St. Patrick

Answer 1

one of the first missionaries who spread Christianity to Ireland

Question 2

Fief

Answer 2

a plot of land

Question 3

Monk:

Monk

Answer 3

a man who was dedicated to his religion and lived in an isolated community

Question 4

Feudalism starts with a s

Answer 4

a social system in which nobles governed land farmed by peasants

Question 5

Monastery

Answer 5

a community of monks

Question 6

Charlemagne

Answer 6

leader of the Franks who united many European tribes in a single empire

Question 7

Knight

Answer 7

soldiers who fought on horseback

Question 8

Vassalit sarts with a k

Answer 8

a knight who received land in exchange for supporting a noble

Question 9

Middle Ages

Middle Ages

Answer 9

related to the Middle Ages

Question 10

William the Conqueror

a f

Answer 10

A French noble who conquered England in the Norman Invasion and spread the concept of feudalism

Question 11

Chivalry

Answer 11

the qualities expected of a knight, such as courage, honor, and courtesy

Question 12

Serf

Answer 12

someone who lived and worked on a manor that could not leave without the lord’s permission

Question 13

Manor

Answer 13

a large estate that was owned by a lord or knight

Question 14

Guild

Answer 14

associations formed by groups of specialized workers

Question 15

Excommunicate

Answer 15

to remove someone from the church

Question 16

Crusades

Answer 16

series of wars between Muslims and Christians over control of Palestine

Question 17

Magna Carta

Answer 17

the Great Charter that required the King of England to respect certain rights of the people

Question 18

Holy Land

Answer 18

land around Palestine that is significant to Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Question 19

Hundred Years’ War

Answer 19

a conflict between England and France about who should be king that lasted over 100 years

Question 20

Heresy

Answer 20

ideas that went against the teachings of the church

Question 21

Clergy

Answer 21

church officials

Question 22

Parliament

Answer 22

a law-making group that was formed to advise the King of England and limit his power

Question 23

Natural Law

Answer 23

the belief from Thomas Aquinas that God created a law to govern how the world operated

Question 24

Magna Carta

Answer 24

the Great Charter that required the King of England to respect certain rights of the people

Question 25

Inquisition

Answer 25

an organization of priests that punished anyone in Spain (and later Portugal) who was not Christian

Question 26

Reconquista

Answer 26

the process of the Christian kingdoms taking Spain back from the Moor

Question 27

Natural Law

Answer 27

the belief from Thomas Aquinas that God created a law to govern how the world operated

Question 28

Joan of Arc

Answer 28

a French girl who inspired the French troops during the Hundred Years’ War