1. Middle Ages Review Game

2. What is a: Loosely organized system of government where lords governed their own lands but owed military service and loyalty to a greater lord.

3. Loosely organized system of government where lords governed their own lands but owed military service and loyalty to a greater lord. A: Feudalism

4. What is a: Peasants bound to the lord’s land

5. Peasants bound to the lord’s land A: Serf

6. What is a: During the Middle Ages, a lord’s estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands

7. During the Middle Ages, a lord’s estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands A: Manor

8. What is a: A six foot long bow that was used by the English in the Hundred Year War

9. A six foot long bow that was used by the French in the Hundred Year War A: Longbow

10. What is a: Lending money at an interest

11. Lending money at an interest A: Usury

12. What is a: Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church Laws

13. Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church Laws A: Excommunication

14. What is a: Code of conduct for Knights during the Middle Ages.

15. Code of conduct for Knights during the Middle Ages. A: Chivalry

16. What legal document divided Charlemagne’s empire intro three parts, one for each of his sons?

17. A legal document that divided Charlemagne’s empire intro three parts, one for each of his sons A: Treaty of Verdun

18. What was the Series of battles between France and England over power and land called?

19. Series of battles between France and England over power and land A: Hundred Years War

20. Charlemagne was the first Emperor of this Empire, which controlled the Church

21. A: Holy Roman Empire

22. 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.

23. 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

24. Mutual Obligations was the basis of what economic system?

25. manorialism

26. Feudalism started because of the need for what? (Protection, money, land, or trade routes)

27. A: Protection

28. What did the Magna Carta do?

29. A: Limited the power of the King

30. What was the role of the Church in a Medieval Society?

31. A: Most important part.

32. What caused the Black Death?

33. A: Fleas on Rats.

34. Why is Joan of Arc important?

35. A: Led French to Victories in Hundred Years War

36. The English had what weapon over the French?

37. A: Longbow

38. What are two of Europe’s Natural Resources?

39. A: Fertile Land, Rivers, Minerals

40. Why was the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?

41. A: No inventions, little advancement academically.

42. What is the difference between Manorialism and Feudalism?

43. A: Economic vs political

44. What caused the Frankish Kings to Fall?

45. A: Sons of Charlemagne splitting the empire, and then being attached by outside forces.

46. Why were the Jew’s blamed for the plague?

47. Money

48. How did someone become a King/lord in the middle ages?

49. Birth right