Middle Ages Review Game
What is a: Loosely organized system of government where lords governed their own lands but owed military service and loyalty to a greater lord.
Loosely organized system of government where lords governed their own lands but owed military service and loyalty to a greater lord. A: Feudalism
What is a: Peasants bound to the lord’s land
Peasants bound to the lord’s land A: Serf
What is a: During the Middle Ages, a lord’s estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands
During the Middle Ages, a lord’s estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands A: Manor
What is a: A six foot long bow that was used by the English in the Hundred Year War
A six foot long bow that was used by the French in the Hundred Year War A: Longbow
What is a: Lending money at an interest
Lending money at an interest A: Usury
What is a: Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church Laws
Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church Laws A: Excommunication
What is a: Code of conduct for Knights during the Middle Ages.
Code of conduct for Knights during the Middle Ages. A: Chivalry
What legal document divided Charlemagne’s empire intro three parts, one for each of his sons?
A legal document that divided Charlemagne’s empire intro three parts, one for each of his sons A: Treaty of Verdun
What was the Series of battles between France and England over power and land called?
Series of battles between France and England over power and land A: Hundred Years War
Charlemagne was the first Emperor of this Empire, which controlled the Church
A: Holy Roman Empire
Who is this: King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor. He greatly expanded his empire and promoted education. Use the Missi Domminci to carry out his laws.
King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor. He greatly expanded his empire and promoted education. Use the Missi Domminci to carry out his laws. A: Charlemagne
Mutual Obligations was the basis of what economic system?
manorialism
Feudalism started because of the need for what? (Protection, money, land, or trade routes)
A: Protection
What did the Magna Carta do?
A: Limited the power of the King
What was the role of the Church in a Medieval Society?
A: Most important part.
What caused the Black Death?
A: Fleas on Rats.
Why is Joan of Arc important?
A: Led French to Victories in Hundred Years War
The English had what weapon over the French?
A: Longbow
What are two of Europe’s Natural Resources?
A: Fertile Land, Rivers, Minerals
Why was the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?
A: No inventions, little advancement academically.
What is the difference between Manorialism and Feudalism?
A: Economic vs political
What caused the Frankish Kings to Fall?
A: Sons of Charlemagne splitting the empire, and then being attached by outside forces.
Why were the Jew’s blamed for the plague?
Money
How did someone become a King/lord in the middle ages?
Birth right