Start of Middle Ages
What is the system of government that Charlemagne encouraged?
Feudalism
True or False: Knights fought for their lords
True: "Knights were soldiers who fought on horseback, and sometimes on foot, for their lord."
Who lived a life of privilege, a lord or a serf?
A lord
What is the name of the contagious illness that killed about one-third of the population during the Middle Ages?
The Black Death (Black Plague)
What does the name "Charlemagne" translate to?
Charles the Great
Name two weapons that a footman was trained to fight with.
Axe, pike (long spear), dagger
Who lived in a one-room house within the manor?
A serf
Where did people move from when they went to the towns?
The countryside
Name five modern-day countries that were a part of the Roman Empire.
France, England, Spain, Germany, Italy
Name three things castles had to protect them from enemies.
Moats, stone walls, drawbridges, guards
Who were higher in society, lords or serfs?
Lords
What is the organization of merchants called in a town in the Middle Ages?
A guild
During the beginning times of the Middle Ages, which European city was the center Catholic Church located in?
Rome
When becoming a knight, what are you called during the first several years of training, when you learned to dress and serve the lord?
A page
Serfs who had run away and not been found for one year and a day.
With the growth of jobs and trading, what class of people grew in importance?
The middle class
What was the first major event that helped transform medieval Europe?
The Roman Empire had grown too big so it broke into the eastern and western parts.
A lance
Name three jobs the serfs had to do.
Log wood, raise livestock, farm the land, harvest the crops
Name, in order, the three steps to becoming a craftsman.
Apprentice, journeyman, master craftsman