Feudal System
This term names the land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service.
Fief
Where did a community of monks live in seclusion under religious vows?
Monastery
This young man of noble birth served a knight as an aspirant to knighthood.
Squire
This saint is credited with spreading Christianity to Ireland.
Saint Patrick
During the Early Middle Ages, trade decreased and towns often shrank. Give the single-word term or explanation.
Decline, Ruralization, More Villages less Cities; De-urbanization. etc.
The person who held land from a lord in return for homage, fealty, and usually military service was called a what?
Vassal
These written rules, created by Saint Benedict, guided monks living communally under an abbot.
Benedictine Rule
This medieval title names a person who has authority or power over others — a master or ruler.
A Lord (or Lady)
Name the major Frankish leader who became King of the Franks and later united much of Western Europe. First Holy Roman Emperor.
Charlemagne (The Great)
What is a trebuchet?
Medieval giant slingshot. Used for siege warfare.
This was the basic social and economic system of the Middle Ages that involved lords, vassals, and fiefs.
Feudalism
What word describes someone who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese and is a member of the highest order of the ministry?
Bishops
Name the person who held land from a sovereign or powerful overlord (a common feudal rank/title).
Vassal
Which event in 1066 resulted in William I becoming king?
Battle of Hastings
Explain what is meant by “an estate or unit, consisting of a lord’s land”
Manor
Explain how a vassal and a lord would typically support each other under the feudal system (two-part explanation: what the lord provided and what the vassal provided).
the lord provided a fief (land) and protection, while the vassal pledged military service and counsel
Identify the religious order term for a man who is a member of a religious community typically living under vows of poverty and obedience.
Monk in some cases "Saint"
Define the medieval term for a group of merchants or artisans organized to protect the interests of its members.
Guilds - groups or unions
Put these in the best chronological order from earliest to latest: Charlemagne became King of the Franks; Saint Patrick spreads Christianity to Ireland; Battle of Hastings — William I crowned king; Germanic tribes control most of Europe.
Saint Patrick, Germanic tribes control most of Europe, Charlemagne became King of the Franks, Battle of Hastings — William I crowned king
What right belonging to the firstborn child determined how land was often passed down in feudal society?
Primogeniture
Name and describe the status of a peasant who was commonly attached to a lord’s land and had obligations to that lord.
Serf, essentially tied to the land and were farmers, workers, and performed other everyday services that kept manor life prosperous.
What was the role of monasteries in preserving education and learning during the Early Middle Ages?
Monasteries were the primary keepers of knowledge. They also functioned as early centers of education, training clergy and elite youth, thereby maintaining literacy rates during periods of political instability.
What was the medieval knightly system called that combined religious, moral, and social codes (one-word answer)?
Chivalry
Put events in the order that they occured : Clovis’s death; Charlemagne’s empire and rule; Europe raided by Vikings; Benedictine Rule
Clovis’s death, Benedictine Rule, Europe raided by Vikings, Charlemagne’s empire and rule
Describe two ways daily life for most peasants changed during the Early Middle Ages.
Less travel from one village/city to another.
Lower literacy rates.