Feudalism
Workers tied to the land
What are surfs?
The head of the Catholic Church
Who is the pope?
Cramped, tight spaces where people lived in the Middle Ages that did have running water
What are medieval homes?
Powerful nobles in medieval Europe who owned land and gave portions to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service.
What are Lords?
The position right under monarch in the Feudal Pyramid. They had positions in the church.
What are clergy?
Rituals in the Catholic Church (like the Eucharist) that are believed to bring believers closer to God
What are Sacraments?
Someone who would train an apprentice to master a certain skill
What is a guild master?
A Christian sacrament in which a person strengthens their faith and receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit, often marking their full membership in the Church.
What is confirmation?
A political and social system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty and service between kings, nobles, knights, and peasants.
What is Feudalism?
People in the Catholic Church who would live a life dedicated to serving God and copying scripture in monasteries
What are Monks?
Organizations of craftsmen or merchants in medieval towns who worked together to set standards, protect their trade, and support each other
What are guilds?
What are Cardinals?
People in the Middle Ages who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty, military service, and support.
What are vassals?
The current pope of the Catholic Church
Who is Pope Leo XIV?
A common Medieval practice where doctors would cut people to allow blood to exit their bodies in order to cure them from disease.
What is bloodletting?
A famous king of the Franks who began leading at only age 15
Who is Clovis?
A piece of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service in the feudal system.
What is a Fief?
A practice in which the church collects offerings (10%) in the forms of both money and land
What are tithes?
A trial where people would fight each other in order to prove innocence.
What is trial by combat?
The man who was crowned emperor by Pope Leo establishing himself as the leader of the Holy Roman Empire
Who is Charlemagne?