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