The Middle Ages-Vocabulary
  • 1. A political and social system in which kings gave land to nobles in exchange for service and protection
A) fiefs
B) monarch
C) feudalism
D) republic
  • 2. Tracks of land with serfs, huts, and land to grow food on, given as a reward from the king
A) fiefs
B) guild
C) manor
D) forum
  • 3. The Latin term for European history from 500-1500 AD
A) manor
B) plebeians
C) chivalry
D) medieval
  • 4. Homes of the nobility which included farmlands, village, serfs' homes, and church
A) patricians
B) manor houses
C) guild houses
D) fiefs villages
  • 5. The people who live on the land and farm it; also called peasants.
A) serfs
B) Mrs. DiCenzo
C) clergy
D) journeyman
  • 6. A system of inheritance where all property is handed down to the first born son.
A) aquaducts
B) guild
C) fiefs
D) primogeniture
  • 7. A set of rule for honorable behavior followed by knights.
A) laws
B) manor
C) clergy
D) chivalry
  • 8. A boy who is learning a craft from a master.
A) serfs
B) Gatsby
C) apprentice
D) journeyman
  • 9. A boy who had learned his craft and may now work in his trade.
A) journeyman
B) clergy
C) pope
D) serfs
  • 10. A present of money, goods or land given by a bride's father to her husband.
A) serfs
B) dowry
C) manor
D) Parthenon
  • 11. Religious workers of the church (pope, priests, monks, nuns)
A) fiefs
B) clergy
C) journeyman
D) serfs
  • 12. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
A) clergy
B) pope
C) apprentice
D) fiefs
  • 13. Disease known as the "Black Death"; spread by fleas living on infected rats.
A) bubonic plague
B) middle ages
C) pope
D) serfs
  • 14. Poet-musicians who traveled from town to town spreading news and tales through songs
A) troubadours
B) guild
C) manor
D) middle ages
  • 15. "Great Charter" - model for government with representation and rights for the people
A) clergy
B) middle sages
C) magna carta
D) dowry
  • 16. The Medieval word for servant.
A) peasant
B) vassal
C) noble
D) serf
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