People
A person who rules a country during the Middle Ages
Who is a king?
The Franks were a group of people who controlled the area that is now this country.
What is France?
A court set up by the Roman Catholic Church to investigate heresy and punish heretics.
What is the Inquisition?
A period of fear and confusion.
What are the Dark Ages?
An official of the church, such as a priest, bishop, or cardinal.
What is a clergyman?
All Christians in Western Europe belonged to this church.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
___________ was an economic system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty or service.
What is Feudalism?
A person who dedicated his life to serving God at a monastery.
What is a monk?
Poor people who worked for lords during the Middle Ages.
Who is a serf?
The Crusades were expeditions ordered by the Pope to capture this land?
What is the Holy Land?
This religion is one of ancient Rome's most important legacies.
What is Christianity?
A contest or joust between two knights or two groups of knights that attracted large crowds.
What are tournaments?
A warrior from the Middle Ages.
In the 9th and 10th centuries, Muslims, or the followers of the religion of Islam, invaded this European country?
What is Spain?
A journey to a holy site.
What is a pilgrimage?
The period of time that lasted from the years 1000 to 1300.
What are the High Middle Ages?
A place where a lord and his knights lived.
What is a castle?
Clowns who appeared before a lord and tried to make him laugh.
Who are jesters?
The Vikings were fierce warriors who raided many parts of Europe. What two European nations did they come from?
What are Norway and Denmark?
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, who is chosen at a meeting of cardinals.
Who is the Pope?
The period of time from about 1300 to 1450.
What are the Late Middle Ages?
A document which translates to "Great Charter" in Latin.
What is the Magna Carta?