World History and Cultures Quiz 12

Short Answer

100

1. What was the medieval way of life, based upon the ownership and use of land? 

Feudalism 

200

2. What did the king call the land that he kept for his own personal use? 

crown land 

300

3. What was the code of conduct for the nobility and knights called? 

chivalry 

400

4. A family's colorful design worn on armor and shields for identification was called? 

heraldry (coat of arms) 

500

5. Name the sport in which two knights fought to unhorse each other. 

joust 

Short Answer/True or False

100

6. Peasants who worked the manors were called? 

serfs 

200

7. What were minstrels? 

singing poets 

300

8. A vassal was a piece of land in the feudal system. 

False: Fief 

400

9. A squire officially became a knight around the age of 21. 

True 

500

10. The church forbade fighting from Friday to Sunday by proclaiming the Truce of God. 

True