Feudalism & Social Structure
This system organized medieval Europe by exchanging land for loyalty and military service.
What is feudalism
Christians participated in these sacred rituals such as baptism or communion.
What are sacraments?
Signed in 1215, this document limited the king’s power and protected nobles’ rights.
What is the Magna Carta?
This Byzantine emperor created a famous law code that influenced legal systems for centuries and built the Hagia Sofia.
Who was Justinian?
This was the first stage in learning a trade or craft.
What is an apprentice?
This person promised loyalty to a lord in exchange for land.
Who is a vassal?
A religious journey to a holy site was known as this.
What is a pilgrimage?
He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Who is Charlemagne?
This massive pandemic killed millions and shifted power from lords to workers.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
These organizations protected workers’ rights and ensured high-quality goods.
What are guilds?
A piece of land given to a vassal in return for service was called this.
What is a fief?
Someone who defied Church teachings could face this severe punishment, cutting them off from the Church.
What is excommunication?
This long conflict between England and France weakened feudalism and increased national identity.
What is the Hundred Years’ War?
The building of these huge stone structures became a major architectural achievement of the medieval Church.
What are cathedrals?
You were placed in one of these if you committed a lesser crime, where you would be publicly humiliated.
What are stocks?
This code of honor expected knights to be brave, loyal, and respectful.
What is chivalry?
These wars were called for by the Church to take back the Holy Land.
What were the Crusades?
This idea meant a person could not be jailed without a fair reason or trial.
What is habeas corpus?
This city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
Mystery plays and miracle plays that were put on in towns were based on this cultural aspect.
What is religion?
These peasants worked the land and could not leave without the lord's permission.
Who were serfs?
This belief in one God united most of medieval Europe under Christianity.
What is monotheism?
English nobles forced this king to sign the Magna Carta.
Who is King John?
This is Justinian's wife, who convinced her husband to stay in the city and fight to gain control back.
Who is Theodora?
This animal carried the Black Death and passed the disease on to humans, killing millions of people.
What is a flea?