Feudalism
Who was at the top of the feudal hierarchy?
What day of the week did medieval Christians attend mass?
Sunday
What job did most peasants do?
Farming
What was the code of honour that knights followed?
Chivalry
What insect actually carried the plague bacteria?
Fleas
What was land given in exchange for loyalty called?
What was the language used in church services before the Reformation?
Latin
What did most medieval families cook their meals over?
What was a 7-year-old boy training to be a knight called?
A page
In what century did the Black Death reach Europe?
14th Century
Who worked the land for nobles?
Serfs/Peasants
What was the most powerful religious institution in medieval Europe?
The Catholic Church
What types of jobs did women often do in medieval villages?
Spinning wool, brewing, baking, farming, taking care of children, making clothes
What was the water-filled ditch around a castle called?
a moat
How many people died during the Black Death?
approx 25 million people or 33% of the population in Europe
What did knights promise to their lords in exchange for land?
Loyalty/Military Service
Who was the leader of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What was the most common clothing material for peasants?
Wool
What was the second stage of knight training, after page?
Squire
Black Death was a type of highly contagious, fatal disease known as....
Bubonic Plague.
What was the system based on land, loyalty, and protection called?
Feudalism
What was the Church’s punishment that excluded people from religious services
Excommunication
What do you call a young person learning a craft from a master?
An apprentice
What was the main fortified tower in a castle called?
The keep
What was the economic effect of the Black Death on Feudal Lords?
They slowly went bankrupt because they were paying higher wages to serfs. Black Death killed so many serfs that they were able to ask for higher wages to get the jobs done.