Feudal System
Vocabulary
Important People
Religion
Miscellaneous
100

This is a poor farmer, often a peasant that worked the land of a lord's manor

What is a serf?

100

This is belief that gained in popularity during the High Middle Ages. It was a belief that said humans were born with certain rights, not created by society.

What is natural law?

100

This group of people lived in monasteries

Who are monks?

100

This is a person who spread their religion & tried to convert others

Who are missionaries?

100

Lack of unity, invasions, and weak kings were all challenges that faced Europe after this persons death

Who is Charlemagne?

200

This group of people had the most power in medieval Europe?

Who are the kings?

200

This was the piece of land controlled by a lord including the villages and farmland

What is a manor?

200

Uniting Europe under his rule and Christianity was a priority of this person

Who is Charlemagne?
200

This establishment most often established medieval universities

What is the Catholic Church?

200

This time period is from 1000 - 1300 CE 

What is the High Middle Ages?
300
During medieval times, most people were in this group/class

Who are the serfs/peasants?

300

This is the time period after the fall of the Roman empire, lasting from 500 - 1500 CE

What is the Middle Ages?

300

Knights would have sworn loyalty to this person

Who is the lord?

300

The Medieval Church had influences over

What is art, music, religion, and architecture?

300

Battleax, longbow, crossbow, swords, and lances were weapons used by this group of people?

Who are the knights?

400
This group had the LEAST amount of power in medieval Europe

Who are the Serfs?


400

This was a group of working people, that had a common interest.

What is a guild?

400


St. Francis was known for being fond of 

What are nature and animals?

400

This would have had the greatest impact on the lives of most medieval people

What is the church?
400


Better farming methods and increased crop yields, led to this increasing for medieval Europe

What is population?

500

This group of people were respected warriors, often on horseback, and they followed a code of chivalry

Who are knights?

500

This is a system of classes, loyalty and landholding

What is feudalism?

500

This person is credited with converting Ireland to Christianity

Who is St. Patrick?

500

This person would have been the leader of the Catholic Church, and often the most influential person of Medieval times

Who is the Pope?

500

This is the name of the system that medieval farmers used to plant one field with spring crops, one with winter crops, and leave one field fallow (unplanted)

What is the three field system?