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Religion that vast majority praciticed.
Chrsitianity
What were the giant stone buildings used for protection and as homes for lords called?
Castles
What deadly disease killed millions of Europeans in the 14th century?
The Black death
Who was born in 570 and later founded Islam?
Who was at the very top of the Feudal System?
The King
A political and social system of the Middle Ages in which powerful nobles gave land to lesser nobles in exchange for service and loyalty.
Feudalism
During the Black Death in the 14th century, what caused the disease to spread so quickly?
Rats and fleas
What year is considered the start of the Medieval period?
500
In the Feudal System, nobles who received land from the king were called:
Lords or Vassals
What was the name of the medieval code that knights were expected to follow?
Chivalry
Lessor nobles who received land and money in exchange for their loyalty, protection and service.
Knights
The Crusades were a series of wars fought mainly to capture which holy city?
Jerusalem
What are the four main levels of the Feudal System, starting from the top?
King → Lords/Nobles → Knights → Peasants/Serfs
What drink was safer than water for most people in Medieval Europe?
Wine or ale
What were large churches built in Gothic style, with tall spires and stained-glass windows, called?
Cathedrals
Who signed the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting the power of the English king?
King John
Which event began in 1095 when European knights went to the Holy Land?
The Crusades
What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
The Magna Carta
What percentage of Europe’s population is estimated to have died from the Black Death?
30-50%
Which famous French girl claimed God told her to fight in the Hundred Years’ War?
Joan of Arc
Name the positions you had to work in before becoming a knight:
Page and Squire
Which famous battle in 1066 saw William the Conqueror become King of England?
The Battle of Hastings
What was the name for the church tax that peasants had to pay?
Tithe (one tenth of their produce)
What was the language of most education, law, and the Church in Medieval Europe?
Latin
What was the term for a knight’s assistant who cared for armour, horses, and weapons?
Squire