Chapter 1
What is another name for the Middle Ages
Medieval
Who grew food, tended to livestock, fixed fences, and barns?
Serfs
family friend and serve the lord.
Merchants paid the Lord money to be given permission to make their own laws. What is that called?
Charter
Where did Monks live?
Monasteries
Where did the Middle Ages take place?
Europe
What is the name of social system used in the middle ages?
Feudalism
"I am a aspiring Knight"
What does aspire mean?
Hoping to be
What is an apprentice
A person who learns a skill from a skilled craftsmen
What is it called when Middle Ages Christians paid one-tenth of their earnings to a church?
Tithe
What caused widespread death in the middle ages?
The Black Death
A good harvest for serfs meant...
food for the winter
The correct order for becoming a knight is...
page, squire, knight
Name some issues in towns during the Middle Ages
Overcrowding, disease, lack of clean water, and fires.
What was the official religion of the Roman Empire when it fell?
Christianity
What religion spread through western Europe during the middle ages and heavily influenced everyone's lives?
Christianity
What is made of Mud and Straw?
A serfs house
A castle is surrounded by a deep trench, often filled with water. What is that trench called?
Moat
Nun, Queen, farmer
What is the style of churches and building called with high arches, spires, rose windows, and tall towers.
Gothic
What was the social dynamic of the middle ages?
Serfs had nothing while others had more power and freedoms.
The living conditions of a castle were usually...
Cold and Gloomy
What were some roles and responsibilities of a journeyman?
Working for a master
What were the sacred chants performed by Monks?
Gregorian Chants