Vocabulary
Religious organization that dominated Medieval Europe.
What is The Catholic Church?
The leader of the Catholic Church.
What is the Pope?
Name each social class in the feudal pyramid in order.
What are King, Nobles, Knights, Serfs/Peasants?
The four geographical regions.
What are Mountains, Rivers, Plains, and Coasts?
Name two roles of a King.
Led armies
Enforced laws and established order
Manage relationships with other kingdoms/ made alliances
Gave land to Nobles for their loyalty and military service
Controlled land and built castles
A system where people exchanged land and protection for loyalty and service.
What is Feudalism?
The religion that Catholicism branches from.
What is Christianity?
Services peasants and serfs gave to lords in exchange for protection, shelter, and food.
What are farm the land and pay rent?
This region provided lots of natural protection, but bring a map, it was very hard to travel within it!
What are The Mountains?
Name two roles of Nobles.
Raise and manage armies
Swore loyalty (gave kings power)
Managed land (ex: farming or building)
Managed people of the land (ex: resolved conflicts and collected taxes(money)).
Gave land to knights for protection
Groups of people in society who have different jobs, wealth, and levels of power.
What are Social Classes?
A positive impact of the Catholic Church.
-Church members provided religious guidance, education, and community support.
-Religion gave people hope, comfort, and a sense of purpose.
-Church ceremonies brought families and communities together.
-Monks preserved books and helped keep knowledge from being lost.
-Money and land helped support churches, monasteries, and community services.
Services a knight would provide to a king in exchange for land.
What are loyalty, military service, and protection?
This region was great for farming and growing communities. But be careful, all the open space made you vulnerable to attacks!
What are The Plains?
Name two roles of Knights.
Defended territories
Trained and fought in wars
Swore loyalty to lords
Enforced laws and kept order in their lord’s lands
Followed Code of Chivalry (Promised to be brave, courteous, and honorable)
A large area of land controlled by a lord, including farms, homes, and sometimes a village.
What is Manor?
A negative impact of the Catholic Church.
-Some Church leaders misused their positions to gain wealth or political power.
-People who questioned Church teachings could face punishment or be excommunicated.
-Church rules about marriage and family could limit people's personal choices.
- Many peasants had few opportunities to receive a formal education.
-Tithes could be a burden for families who already struggled to afford food and other necessities.
Resources the king promised to nobles or knights in exchange for loyalty and military aid.
What is fief and power?
This region has it all. Farming, fishing, and travel. In fact, you can walk, ride a horse, or use a boat. This made trade very easy.
What is The River?
Name two roles of serfs/peasants.
Grew crops and raised livestock to feed the kingdom
Paid taxes
Provided other labor (building roads, making goods, managing households, fought in military)
Lived in villages
Had limited freedom
A piece of land given to a noble or knight in exchange for loyalty and service.
What is Fief?
The relationship between the Pope and the King.
Up to your teacher!
A way that merchants and artisans challenged the feudal system.
What is gaining land through purchasing it with money rather than exchange of service?
Travelers from faraway lands come to this region in order to trade their goods! They arrive on big ships.
What is The Coastline?
Name two roles of the Pope.
-Leader of the Catholic Church
-Guided religious beliefs
-Appointed clergy (e.g. bishops, priests, monks, nuns)
-Excommunicated people.