Socials 8 HIgh Middle Ages Vocab

Question 1

Tapestry

Answer 1

Tapestry: A thick embroidered cloth picture used as a wall hanging

Question 2

Vassal

Answer 2

Vassal: one who swears loyalty to a lord

Question 3

Feudal Contract

Answer 3

Feudal Contract; The bargain (agreement) between a lord and his vassal.

Question 4

Cavalry

Answer 4

Cavalry: soldiers on horseback

Question 5

Allegiance

Answer 5

Allegiance: Loyalty

Question 6

Homage

Answer 6

Homage: Formal acknowledgement

Question 7

Contract

Answer 7

Contract: A formal agreement

Question 8

Lord of the Manor

Answer 8

Lord of the Manor: The tenant of a noble who has the inherited right to run and to profit from a manor

Question 9

Freeholder

Answer 9

Freeholder: a person who owns his or her land.

Question 10

Thatching

Answer 10

Thatching: using special grass to make roofs for buildings

Question 11

Fletching

Answer 11

Fletching: fitting feathers on arrows

Question 12

Demesne

Answer 12

Demesne: Lands set aside for the lord of the manor

Question 13

Bailiff

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Bailiff: a person who collected rents and supervised serfs and freeholders on a manor

Question 14

Fallow

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Fallow: no crops were planted and weeds were ploughed under twice, this loosened the soil and controlled plant disease and killed weeds. It let the nutrients get back into the soil.

Question 15

Sustainable

Answer 15

Sustainable: Balance between maintaining the productivity of their fields and planting enough crops to feed the local population

Question 16

Wattle and Daub

Answer 16

Wattle and Daub: Woven sticks covered with clay and mud

Question 17

Drought

Answer 17

Drought: A long period without rain

Question 18

Troubadour

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Troubadour: a medieval singer who wrote and sang poems about chivalry and love

Question 19

Obligation

Answer 19

Obligation: duty

Question 20

Ward

Answer 20

Ward: an orphan who is put into another person’s care until he or she becomes an adult

Question 21

Relic

Answer 21

Relic: an item associated with a saint, thought to have great powers

Question 22

To Excommunicate

Answer 22

To Excommunicate: to cancel a person’s membership in a church

Question 23

Tithe

Answer 23

Tithe: money or produce given to a church worth approximately 1/10 or 10% of one’s income

Question 24

Ecclesiastical

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Ecclesiastical: Having to do with the church

Question 25

Prosecute

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Prosecute: to present evidence to prove someone’s guilt

Question 26

To try

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To try: to determine guilt or innocence

Question 27

Judge

Answer 27

Judge: one who hears and decides cases in court

Question 28

Ordeal

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Ordeal: a dreadful experience (ordeal by water, or deal by fire, ordeal by poison)

Question 29

Treason

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Treason: betraying one’s country or ruler

Question 30

Canonize

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Canonize: to declare that a person is a saint

Question 31

Shrine

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Shrine: a place of worship

Question 32

Sue

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Sue: to seek compensation for a personal wrong

Question 33

Assault

Answer 33

Assault: an attempt to physically harm another person