Social System
System of governance during the Middle Ages
Feudalism
Land given to a vassal by a lord
Fief
What invention allowed knights to ride on horseback?
Stirrups
Name the levels of feudalism from the most of the population to the least.
Peasant, Knight, Noble, King.
Warrior class during the middle ages.
Knight
The ____ Ages: The time period following the fall of the Roman Empire
Dark
_____ could become knights in order to protect the monasteries they worked and lived in.
Monks
At tax enforced by the church for 10%
A.) Tax
B.) Tariff
C.) Tithe
Tithe
99% of the people were part of this working class.
Peasants
A person that swears loyalty to a lord in exchange for land
Vassel
These were the long poles used by knights while on horseback
Lances
Peasants were not able to grind their own wheat so they could not bake this
Bread
Worked on the land and was bonded to the land not able to leave.
Serf
the group of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church during medieval Europe
Clergy
The Knight Code of ________ taught him to:
Chivalry
the person that takes care of all things in the manor house
A.) steward
B.) peasant
C.) butler
steward
Ruling class at the top.
King
The land where the lord and the peasants lived and worked.
Manor
Place the 3 stages of knighthood in correct order
Page -> Squire -> Knight
the legal advisor of the lord who collects fines and make judgements
A.) Tax collector
B.) Sherriff
C.) Bailiff
Bailiff