Social Hierarchy
A political and social system based on land ownership and personal loyalty.
100: What is Feudalism?
He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 CE.
100: Who is Charlemagne?
The large estate, including the village and farmland, ruled by a lord.
100: What is a Manor?
The historical event that marked the beginning of the Middle Ages.
100: What is the Fall of Rome?
A group of people who dedicated their lives to religion and lived in monasteries.
100: Who are Monks?
The term for a piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal.
200: What is a Fief?
The Norman duke who invaded England in 1066 and won the Battle of Hastings.
200: Who is William the Conqueror?
This class of people was "bound to the land" and could not leave without permission.
200: Who are Serfs?
A series of "holy wars" to take control of Jerusalem from Muslim forces.
200: What are the Crusades?
The act of being kicked out of the Catholic Church.
200: What is Excommunication?
A noble who received land from a king in exchange for military service.
300: Who is a Vassal?
She was a teenage peasant who led the French army to victory before being captured.
300: Who is Joan of Arc?
The reason the manor had to produce its own food, clothes, and tools.
300: Why was it self-sufficient?
This document, signed in 1215, established that the King is not above the law.
300: What is the Magna Carta?
These religious men were responsible for hand-copying books and ancient texts.
300: What are Monks?
The code of conduct followed by knights, emphasizing bravery and honor.
400: What is Chivalry?
The English King who was forced by his nobles to sign the "Great Charter."
400: Who is King John?
The economic system that governed the relationship between lords and peasants.
400: What is Manorialism?
The primary way the Bubonic Plague traveled from Asia to Europe.
400: What are trade routes?
The most powerful and wealthy institution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
400: What is the Catholic Church?
At the very top of the feudal pyramid, they held the most power but relied on lords.
500: Who is the King?
He was the King of the Franks before the title of Emperor was revived.
500: Who is Charlemagne?
This resulted from the Black Death, allowing surviving peasants to demand higher pay.
500: What is a labor shortage?
This 116-year conflict between England and France changed the nature of warfare.
500: What is the Hundred Years' War?
The title of the supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church.
500: Who is the Pope?