Medieval Geography
What was one of the cities on the medieval map?
Rome/Constantinople/Hamburg/London/Paris
Why was the Feudal system created?
To protect against invasions
What were in charge of the manor?
Lords
What was the name of the heavy plow?
carruca
What class of people usually used the longbows?
Serf/peasants/common people
On the medieval map, which was the largest region?
Holy Roman Empire
True of False?
Lords could not have vassals
false
What was the lowest class? (type of person)
Serf
True or False?
The development of agricultural technology increased the medieval population?
True
What shot iron balls that could destroy castle walls?
Cannons
Which Medieval river had the shortest name?
Po river
True or False?
Women had more rights then men.
False
Who protected the manor?
Knights
What did the Iron plow do?
allowed deeper digging
Who became less important after the development of Military technology?
Knights
name a medieval city
Paris, Rome, London, Constantinople, Hamburg,
fill in the blank:
Feudalism was a ____ societydecentralized
who farmed the land?
peasants/serfs
what impact did Feudalism have on the human population?
it grew
True or false?
The English beat the French in the battle of Crecy
True
How many bodies of water are marked on the medieval map and what are they called?
Four,
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean
when King ______ died, Feudalism started
Charlemagne
Who was the woman that, along with running her own region as the kings vassal, married two kings, King Louis Vll, and King Henry ll
Eleanor of Aquitaine
What did Agricultural technology allow?
Lower rent, more jobs. higher food nutrition
[Name one or two]
What does obsolete mean?
less important