⚔️ Feudal Life
This was the lowest social class in the feudal system and worked the land.
→ What is a serf?
A deep water-filled trench around a castle.
→ What is a moat?
The leader of the Catholic Church.
→ Who is the Pope?
Another name for the Black Death.
→ What is the Bubonic Plague?
A person who trades goods.
→ Who is a merchant?
A knight promised loyalty and military service to this person.
→ Who is a lord?
Heavy protective clothing worn by knights.
→ What is armor?
Monks lived and worked in this type of religious community.
→ What is a monastery?
This animal carried the fleas that spread the plague.
→ What are rats?
A skilled worker who belongs to a guild.
→ Who is a craftsman (or artisan)?
The exchange of land for loyalty and service was called this system.
→ What is feudalism?
A tall wooden structure on wheels used to attack castle walls.
→ What is a siege tower?
People traveled to holy places on this type of religious journey.
→ What is a pilgrimage?
The Black Death greatly reduced this part of Europe’s population.
→ What is one-third (or about 1/3)?
A code of behavior followed by knights.
→ What is chivalry?
This ceremony officially made a young man a knight.
→ What is dubbing (or knighting ceremony)?
This part of the castle was the strongest central tower.
→ What is the keep?
A punishment where someone was officially removed from the Church.
→ What is excommunication?
Many people believed this caused the plague.
→ What is God’s punishment? (or sinful behavior)
Land granted by a lord to a vassal.
→ What is a fief?
This document limited the power of the English king in 1215.
→ What is the Magna Carta?
This medieval weapon could launch large stones at castle walls.
→ What is a catapult? (Trebuchet also acceptable)
These religious wars were fought to gain control of the Holy Land.
→ What are the Crusades?
Because so many workers died, this group eventually gained more bargaining power.
→ Who are peasants (or workers)?
The economic system where people produced what they needed on their own manor.
→ What is manorialism?