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Medieval fun!
Big Bad King
I want to be a Knight
Castle Nation
Stay away from the Plague!
100
period between ancient times and modern times is called the ____.
Middle Ages
100
A lord ruled over a(n) ____, which was a large estate that often included a village and farmlands.
manor
100
A boy who worked as a(n) ____ didn’t get paid but did learn a craft.
apprentice
100
The military expeditions that the Church carried out against the Turks are called the ____.
Crusades
100
The council that advised the English king in government matters was called the ____.
Model Parliament
200
referring to the Middle Ages
medieval
200
a farm worker considered part of the manor on which he or she worked
serf
200
people who perform the services of the Church
clergy
200
a community that shares a government
nation
200
A lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him was to A. educate them. B. take care of their livestock and lands. C. bring them to God. D. protect them and their lands.
D. protect them and their lands.
300
Most peasants needed a lord’s permission to a. have children. b. marry or leave the manor. c. farm the lord’s fields. d. supply their own needs.
B.marry or leave the manor.
300
What is one reason that the Church was so powerful during medieval times? a. It did not allow national religions. b. It encouraged warfare among feudal lords. c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them. d. It encouraged serfs to leave the manor.
c. It made laws and set up courts to uphold them.
300
What happened to peasants who escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day? a. They became free. b. They were arrested for desertion and imprisoned. c. They were sold into slavery. d. They were returned to the manor.
a. They became free.
300
How was life in the towns different from life on the manor? a. In the towns, people no longer belonged to guilds. b. In the towns, the Church had no authority. c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money. d. In the towns, people were self-sufficient.
c. In the towns, people exchanged goods and services for money.
300
Why is the Holy Land important? a. It is the center of Europe. b. It is sacred to all of the world’s great religions. c. The Catholic Church is located there. d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions.
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions.
400
The first Christians to fight the Muslims for the Holy Land were a. lords and their knights. b. common people led by Peter the Hermit. c. kings led by Peter the Hermit. d. members of the clergy.
b. common people led by Peter the Hermit.
400
Kings and popes often disagreed over who should select a. lords. b. a king’s vassals. c. church officials called bishops. d. city mayors.
c. church officials called bishops.
400
As feudalism weakened, one way kings gained power was by supporting a. the Crusades. b. new towns. c. the lords in their kingdoms. d. the Roman Catholic Church.
b. new towns.
400
Under the system of feudalism, each person was loyal to those who a. had more land and wealth. b. worked on their lands. c. controlled the whole kingdom. d. had been knighted by a lord.
a. had more land and wealth.
400
A lord’s main duty toward the people who pledged loyalty to him was to a. educate them. b. take care of their livestock and lands. c. protect them and their lands. d. bring them to God.
c. protect them and their lands.
500
During the Middle Ages, the largest and most powerful religion in Western Europe was the a. Roman Catholic Church. b. Eastern Orthodox Church. c. Protestant Church. d. Church of England.
a. Roman Catholic Church.
500
Peasants were often able to improve their standard of living by a. staying on the manor for generations. b. fighting in the Crusades. c. farming the lord’s fields. d. moving to towns.
d. moving to towns.
500
What was one problem medieval cities faced? a. a lack of guilds b. no clergy c. invaders from other cities d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
d. crowded and unhealthy conditions
500
Why is the Holy Land important? a. It is the center of Europe. b. It is sacred to all of the world’s great religions. c. The Catholic Church is located there. d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions.
d. It is sacred to three of the world’s great religions.
500
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between a. Christians and Muslims. b. kings and clergy. c. France and Spain. d. France and England.
d. France and England.