Academic Vocab 1
Farmlands owned by a lord
What is a manor
Flexible armor made of small iron rings linked together
What is mail
I was the son of a peasant family of southern France
Who was Pope Sylvester II
I was made King of England by the English lords
Who was Harold, the earl of Wessex
Means "Great Charter"
What is the Magna Carta
Land given to a vassal in return for military service
What is a fief
Lives on the land and farms land owned by another
What is a tenant farmer
I was forced to sign the Magna Carta
Who was King John
What is the name of the group who advises the king and grants money for wars.
What is parliament
The date of the Battle of Hastings
What was October 14, 1066
Leaders of medieval society
What is nobility
The way in which society was organized in the Middle Ages
What is feudalism
What the chief minister of the King is called
What is a chancellor
I called the order of the first parliament
Who was Edward I
What is the definition of a nation-state?
A nation-state is a place where a group of people are united in language, culture and government.
Knights code of conduct
What is chivalry
This word comes from the Germanic word feod, meaning "fee"
What is feudal
Henry II's son who fought in the Crusades
Who was Richard the Lion Hart
I promised Duke William that he could be the next King of England
Who was St. Edward the Confessor
What were Europe's first two nation-states?
What are England and France
Anglo Saxon word meaning servant
What is cnecht
Bound by law to the land and owes work to the lord
What is a serf
I was the Duke of Normandy in France
Who was William the Conquerer
I was murdered because I would not give into King Henry's demands
Who was Thomas Becket
I forced the French nobles to stop warring with one another and eventually brought peace to the kingdom
Who was King Louis IX