Medieval Vocab
This word, means a piece of land that was given to a person.
What is a fief?
These were the poor farmers of Medieval Europe.
Who were peasants/serfs?
These people were the Warriors of the Medieval System
Who are knights?
This Church, a sect of Christianity, was the most powerful church in Medieval Europe.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
These furry critters, are blamed for carrying the Black Death on trade ships.
What are rats?
This is what we called a person who received a piece of land from a powerful king.
What is a vassal/lord?
Ruler of the Kingdom of the Franks who tried to resurrect the Roman Empire and helped support the Roman Catholic Church, later being called the "Holy Roman Emperor
Who is Charlemagne?
This is the code of conduct knights were expected to obey.
What is Chivalry?
The Crusades were fought primarily between these two religions.
What are Islam and Christianity?
These insects spread the Black Death to humans.
What are fleas?
This developed as a way to maintain peace in Europe. It was based on land and military service.
What is feudalism?
These people worked the land and were tied to the estate, providing food and labor.
Who are serfs?
This is what boys were called typically when they began their training to become knights at age 7.
What is a Page?
The Crusades were an attempt to reclaim this city
What is Jerusalem?
What is the specific name of the disease known as the "Black Death"?
What is the Bubonic Plague?
The large house where the lord lived and managed the land.
What is a manor?
This person believed she was chosen by God to lead the French to victory in the 100 Years War.
Who is Joan of Arc?
What young men were called when they trained and were in service to a knight (at age 14-21)
What is a squire?
This crusade was really the only successful one (where Christians reclaimed the Holy Land)
What was the first crusade?
Where did the Black Death originate in Europe?
What is Genoa, Italy?
This document signed in 1215 limited the power of the king in England
What is the Magna Carta?
This King signed the document that limited the power of the King in England because he was a harsh/cruel ruler.
King John I
The ceremony where a man became a knight.
What is knighthood or "dubbing"?
This leader ordered that all Christian warriors should work to take Jerusalem its surrounding areas from the Muslims in 1095.
Who is Pope Urban II?
The name of the bacteria that infected the fleas and rats that is responsible for the Black Death/Bubonic Plague
What is Yersinia pestis?