The Church
In the early sixth century, a monk named ________ wrote a rule for monks and nuns.
Benedict
The _____ of the Middle Ages was a political and military system based on the holding of land.
feudalism
Most of the peasants were _____
serfs
What were the seven subjects studied in the cathedral schools of the Middle Ages?
Latin, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, logic, and music.
A ____ was a young nobleman training to be a knight.
page
Monks and nuns copied _______ and decorated them with bright colors and pictures.
Books
A ____ gave land to a vassal and asked for his loyalty
lord
Serfs gave ____ percent of what they raised to the lord of the manor and to the church.
60%
How did church buildings help the people of the Middle Ages learn about their faith?
The stained-glass windows, statues, and wall paintings of Jesus, the saint, and people in the Bible, taught the worshippers.
serf
These monks and nuns kept alive the learning of the ______
past
A ______ is the name of the land the vassal received.
fief
Farming improved during the Middle Ages because of the invention of what three things
three-field system, horseshoe, and waterwheel
What are two differences between Romanesque and Gothic architecture?
Romanesque architecture has rounded arches and thick walls. Gothic architecture has pointed arches and thin walls held up with flying buttresses.
A ____ visited the Holy Land to see the place where Jesus lived.
Pilgrim
Pope _____ called for volunteers for the First Crusade.
Urban II
A _____, or poor farmer, worked the land.
Peasant
A _____, which was a dug-out area filled with water, made a circle around a castle.
moat
What is one thing that is the same about the Song of Roland and Beowulf?
Each of these stories is about the deeds of a heroic warrior.
A _____ is a king or noble who gives land to someone else in return for loyalty.
Lord
The crusaders fought to gain control of the _______
Holy Land
A _____ was a soldier who was loyal to a noble and fought for him.
Knight
Castles were ______ (describe)
dark, dull, and damp
What change did Henry II introduce into English law during the Middle Ages?
Henry II introduced the 12-member jury.
The military journeys to the Holy Land that lasted for nearly 200 years are the _______
Crusades