Feudalism
This group was at the bottom of the feudal system and provided most of the labor.
What are serfs or peasants?
This religion was the main religion in Europe during the middle ages.
What is Christianity?
What is a guild?
A group of merchants commonly located in a town or city.
This was the name for a self sufficient community in medieval europe.
A manor
This is the name of the code of conduct knights followed.
What is chivalry?
This group's main role was to provide military service during the middle ages.
What are knights?
How did priests in Medieval villages support the people in their village?
The priests tended to the sick, the priest performed the holy sacraments, and the priest taught latin and the bible to the youth.
Who was at the bottom of the guild hierarchy?
Apprentices were young people would become apprentices to a master craftsman, often living with them and learning the trade through hands-on experience for several years
Labor
What does it mean if something is self suffiecient?
They are able to provide for their own needs.
Feudal lords acquired their land by doing this.
They were gifted it by a more powerful lord in exchange for their loyalty.
Who was the head of the Catholic Church in medieval Europe?
The Pope
Who was in the middle of the guild hierarchy?
Journeyman were people after completing their apprenticeship, an apprentice would become a journeyman, working for wages under a master until they could demonstrate sufficient skill to become a master themselves.
Describe what a manor looked like.
A large castle surrounded by outbuildings and farmland
This was the name for a warrior from japan that fulfilled the same role as knights in medieval europe.
What are samurai?
This was the difference between peasants and serfs.
Serfs were not allowed to leave the manor or feudal estate where they lived. Peasants were allowed to leave.
How did the Catholic Church accumulate most of its wealth?
The church collected tithes (donations) from its members and owned lots of land in Europe.
What was at the top of the guild hierarchy?
The guildmaster
The manor system was an economic system whereas the feudal system was a social hierarchy designed to maintain order and provide protection.
A fief is this.
What is land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service?
Why did the feudal system develop in Europe?
There was no centralized power in Medieval Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The feudal system provided security.
What is a lasting impact of the role of the Catholic church on Medieval European society?
Christianity had an important influence on medieval art and knowledge
What were the advantages of Medieval guilds?
Guilds created better quality products, people in cities and towns had higher quality of living, and more people lived in cities.
Why did peasants prefer to live in towns and cities as opposed to on manors?
They had more economic opportunity.
A monastery is this.
What is a building or community occupied by a group of monks?