Feudalism
Life On the Manor
Religious Life
Rulers & Royalty
Additional Info
100
The group of people who labored the most on a manor, and in return received very little reward.
What are serfs?
100
The name of the house on the lord's estate.
What is a manor house?
100
The leader of a monastery.
What is an abbot?
100
Crowned in the year 800, this man became the first emperor of Rome since the year 476.
Who is Charlemagne?
100
The title of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the pope?
200
The plot of land given to a vassal from a king or overlord.
What is a fief?
200
The room in the manor house in which everyone ate and slept.
What is the Great Hall?
200
The man who established his own monastery and a list of rules for monks and nuns to follow.
Who is Benedict?
200
In exchange for loyalty and services, royalty provided this to their vassals.
What is land?
200
The first step to becoming a knight.
What is a page/pageboy?
300
The main job serfs had while living on the manor.
What is farming?
300
A water-filled ditch that circled around the manor house for protection.
What is a moat?
300
A community of nuns.
What is a convent?
300
The man who crowned Charlemagne, officially making him an emperor.
Who is Pope Leo III?
300
The sport knights practiced in tournaments, to work on their skills and entertain nobility and royalty.
What is jousting?
400
The titles given to vassals after receiving small sections of land from a lord's fief.
What is a duke or count?
400
The long wooden beam that was used to smash into castle doors.
What is a battering ram?
400
The two churches that were formed after the Christian Church split.
What are Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?
400
A banner unique to a family, and decorated with specific lines, symbols, and colors.
What is a Coat of Arms?
400
The location in which the Eastern Orthodox church is centered.
What is Constantinople?
500
The group who did the least amount of physical labor, yet received the greatest reward at the end of the harvesting seasons.
What is royalty?
500
The main weapon that lead to the end of stone castles being built for protection.
What is the cannon/cannonball?
500
The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church agree that the pope is the heir of this man.
Who is Saint Peter?
500
The fancy feature Charlemagne added to his castle, so he could work out daily.
What is a swimming pool?
500
A person who cannot speak Latin or Greek.
What is a barbarian?
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