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Feudal System
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Who was the person at the top of the Feudal System?

King

100

This was the famous land route that connected China to Europe

Silk Road

100

The leader at the top of the church hierarchy

Pope

100

What is the name of the round glass windows found in Gothic Architecture that displayed biblical scenes and figures

Rose Windoes

100

The historical concept which is about the point of view of a person in the past

Perspective

200

These people swore loyalty to a lord in exchange for land.

Vassals/Knights
200

This branch of science was highly advanced in the Islamic world, used to study stars.

astronomy

200

Most peasants’ diets consisted mainly of this food

Bread

200

These stone supports allowed walls to be taller and thinner.

Flying butresses

200

Why do historians study both continuity and change when examining the past

To understand what stayed the same and what developed over time.

300

The largest group in the feudal system who worked the land

peasants/serfs

300

What is the name for lots of traders travelling together across a trade route, usually by camel?

Caravan

300

Lords held these events to display wealth and entertain knights.

feasts

300

This famous Gothic cathedral is in Paris, France.

Notre Dame

300

Something important in history is called…

Significance

400

his was the title of a landowner who controlled manors under the king.

lord or noble

400

What were the crusades about?

Disputes about the ownership of the holy land 'Jerusalem' between Christians and Islam

400

A disease that killed millions in the 14th century, weakening the feudal system.

Black Death

400

These stone carvings of animals and monsters decorated cathedrals and also carried water away from the roof.

Gargoyles

400

What were the four problems William the Conqueror faced

  1. Reward his loyal followers and those in England who supported him
  2. Money (invading England was expensive!)
  3. An army in case anyone else tried to invade England
  4. Stop any rebellions
500

The oath of loyalty vassals swore to their lord was called this.

fealty

500

This was the name of the Muslim empire that spread from Spain to India in the Middle Ages.

Caliphate

500

What are THREE ways that the church influenced everyday life?

-Bells marked time of the day

-Education

-Church services

-Town Meetings

-plays and concerts

-Festivals

500

The light from stained glass represented this in Christian belief.

Gods presence

500

Who was the duke of Normandy who defeated the Anglo-Saxon Kinf at the Battle of Hastings?

William the Conqueror