Key Words
large estate that included the lord's castle, farms, and village.
Manor
Person at the bottom of the feudal pyramid
Peasant
Knights had these on their shields to distinguish families
Coat of arms
The head of the Catholic Church is called the _____.
What is pope
The plague killed how much of the population of Europe?
1/3-1/2
soldiers who served in the king's army, usually on horseback
Knight
Form of government where the Lord promises land in return for protection and peasants pay the Lords food & taxes for their protection as well.
feudalism
The time when all people in a town had to distinguish their fires
A curfew
Infected rats were carried by this to Europe
Trade ships
The knights followed a code of conduct that was called
Chivalry
This event marked the beginning of the Middle Ages
The Fall of Rome
Organisation of trades people in the middle ages
You would make this to become a master craftsman
A masterpiece
The Black Death is also know as the ______ Plague
What is Bubonic
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia or Northern Europe
Tied to the land and gave the lord most of what they produced
what is serf
Gothic and Romanesque
What were the two types of Cathedrals in the Middle Ages
A knight in training from beginning at age 14
Squire
a monk's haircut
From fleas to rats to humans
How was the Black Death Spread
The Kingdom of Christ
Christendom
What did knights give the Lords in return for land?
Protection, service and taxes
A Castle consisting of a man made hill and wooden enclosure
For solitude, to get closer to God, protection and self sufficiency.
Why did Monastery's form near lakes and rivers
Running away and remaining uncaught for a year and one day
How did a serf become a freeman