Society
I am a wealthy member of feudal society who owned large amounts of land.
What is a lord/noble?
This is a group of people who live according to religious rules.
What is a monk?
This was a series of military expeditions to reclaim the "Holy Land".
What are the Crusades?
This was the social and economic system in which nobles gave land to their vassals in exchange for service.
What is Feudalism?
I am a vassal hired for protection.
What is a knight?
In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.
Our attacks on Europe led to the rise of feudalism.
Who are the Vikings?
This was the group that held society on its back through providing jobs and protection.
What are lords/nobles?
I was not allowed to leaved the land which I lived on and farmed.
What is a serf?
Who held the absolute highest spiritual and administrative authority in the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
What is the pope?
I reconquered most of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
I was appointed by God to rule.
What is a queen/king?
This code of honor was popular among European knights.
What is chivalry?
What mandatory 10% tax on annual income or agricultural produce did the Church require all medieval Christians to pay?
What is a tithe?
Lords built these fortified stone strongholds on their manors to protect the local territory and control the surrounding fief.
What are castles?
This is a trip people would take to visit holy sites.
What is a pilgrim?