Feudalism
A lower-ranking noble who served a lord is known as a what?
What is a vassal?
During most of the middle ages, who were the most powerful people in Europe?
Who are Nobles?
True or false, peasants worked all throughout the year.
True
Manmade systems that supply crops with water is called what?
What is irrigation?
In most European cities, women were not considered what?
What are citizens?
The center of each territory is a noble's what?
What is a castle?
What was the most popular way for knights to train with one another in tournaments?
What is jousting?
A member of the peasant class who is tied to the land is called a what?
What new piece of farming equipment was pulled through fields by horses?
What is an iron plow?
A guild was a group of what?
What are merchants or craftspeople?
Feudalism in an arrangement between which two parties?
Who are lords and vassals?
What was the code knights followed that called for bravery, respect, and honor?
What is chivalry?
A member of the peasant class who paid the noble for the right to farm the land and live on it was called a what?
What is a freemen?
What advancement allowed farmers to grow more crops while still keeping their soil fertile?
What is crop rotation?
Many European peasants began to make what during this time?
What are cloth and metal products?
Who accidently played a major role in creating feudalism?
Who is Charles Martel?
Most castles were surrounded by a what?
What is a motte?
What was the main social gathering spot for peasants?
What is the village green?
What were two results of the agricultural revolution in Europe?
What is population growth, increased trade, and the growth of cities?
The rise of trade and cities in Europe created a new group of people known as...
What is the middle class?
Feudalism was a social and economic system eventually replaced by what?
What is capitalism?
Who ran their estates when nobles were off at war?
Who are their wives/daughters?
What did most peasants sleep on?
What is a straw mattress?
Farming only enough to meet one's basic needs is called?
What is subsistence farming?
Two major Italian trading centers by 1200CE were...
What are Genoa and Venice?