6th and 7th Grade Social Studies
A member of one of the native South American peoples that ruled in present day Peru. They were conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century.
Inca
A male landowner in the middle ages.
Lord
A system in the middle ages in which people were given land and protection by people of a higher rank and in exchange they fought for the\m.
Feudalism
How many months of the year have 28 days?
What is All of them
An ancient device made by the Inca used for recording information. It used colored threads knotted in different ways.
Quipu
A person who was forced to work on a plot of land.
Serf
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims that started to secure control of holy sites. Occurred between 1096-1291.
Crusades
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
What is your name
A stone or wooden slab that had carved or painted text, decorations, or both.
Stelae
Caliph
Someone who swore loyalty and service to a superior lord
Vassal
If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?
What is a promise
The highest official in some Muslim countries during the middle ages
Vizier
A piece of land that was granted to a vassal for services provided to a lord
Fief
A medieval soldier who had a high military status after training as a paige and squire.
Knight
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?
What is a stamp
The upper class in Europe in the Middle Ages that had political and economic power.
Noble (baron/duke/count)
A farmer who lived in the middle ages and paid rent, tax, and fees to a landlord.
Peasant
A piece of land granted by a king to a lord during the middle ages
Manor
A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?
What is he was walking