1. When did the middle ages start, and when did they end?
_________ CE - ___________ CE (CE stands for Common Era and basically means the same thing as AD.)
_________ CE - ___________ CE (CE stands for Common Era and basically means the same thing as AD.)
2. In medieval times, there were three major groups of people. They were the ________________, the ________________, and the ______________.
3. If people wanted more land, the would simply start a ______________________ with someone.
4. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called ____________________________ was formed.
5. In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What does the term vassal mean? _____________
6. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? ____________
3. If people wanted more land, the would simply start a ______________________ with someone.
4. Around 900 CE, a new form of government called ____________________________ was formed.
5. In the feudal system, everyone was a vassal. What does the term vassal mean? _____________
6. What was the ceremony called in which the vassals promised their loyalty to a lord? ____________
7. During the middle ages, noblewomen had no rights. They were the _________________ of their husbands. They could not even chose their own husbands; their _____________ chose for them.
8. ___________________ did not go to school. They were taught by their mother how to behave and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle ages.
9. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals in the middle ages compared to how we eat today?
_________________________________________________
10. Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle ages?
________________________
8. ___________________ did not go to school. They were taught by their mother how to behave and there was a strict code of behavior in the middle ages.
9. What was interesting about the way the people ate their meals in the middle ages compared to how we eat today?
_________________________________________________
10. Which church ruled the daily lives of the people in the middle ages?
________________________
11. The common people in the middle ages were the _____________ and the ______________.
12. The _______________ could not leave the manor without permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the lad was sold to a new owner.
13. The ________________ were free to leave the manor, but usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.
14. How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord?____________________________
15. Could most of the common people read or write? _________
12. The _______________ could not leave the manor without permission, but they weren't slaves. They stayed with the land even if the lad was sold to a new owner.
13. The ________________ were free to leave the manor, but usually didn't because there really was no place for them to go.
14. How did the commoners pay their taxes to the lord?____________________________
15. Could most of the common people read or write? _________
16. ___________________ in medieval times was broken into fiefs.
17. The fief included at least one village, _________ for the serfs, the manor house or _____________, and areas set aside to grow, feed, or catch_____________the fields, pasture land, and woods.
17. The fief included at least one village, _________ for the serfs, the manor house or _____________, and areas set aside to grow, feed, or catch_____________the fields, pasture land, and woods.
18. At what age did the sons of noblemen begin their training for knighthood? _____________________
19. At age 15, he became a ___________ and was assigned to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.
20. Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a __________.
21. What was the code called that said that all knights had to be brave in battle and is now the basis of good manners in most Western societies? _________________________________________
19. At age 15, he became a ___________ and was assigned to a knight to learn how to fight and behave.
20. Once a squire proved himself in battle, he became a __________.
21. What was the code called that said that all knights had to be brave in battle and is now the basis of good manners in most Western societies? _________________________________________
22. Knights wore shirts of mail, which was made from hundreds of thousands of ________________, all linked together to protect against the blow of another knight's sword.
23. What was a knight's most important weapon that blacksmiths invented to be able to cut through mail and bone? ________________________________________
24. What was the trajectory weapon called that was used at this time
to fling rocks? ______________
25. What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls? ________________
26. A ________________________ was like a giant crossbow that shot giant arrows
23. What was a knight's most important weapon that blacksmiths invented to be able to cut through mail and bone? ________________________________________
24. What was the trajectory weapon called that was used at this time
to fling rocks? ______________
25. What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls? ________________
26. A ________________________ was like a giant crossbow that shot giant arrows
27. ________________ were public contests of skill between knights. Anyone could enter if they had armor, a horse, a sword, and a shield.
28. The _____________ was a form of combat between two knights in which the knights rode on horses and tried to knock each other off their horse using a lance.
29. The _____________ was a team sport in which each side tried to knock their opponent's colored flags off their backs, using clubs and blunt swords.
30. The ____________ tried to stop the tournaments because they were too violent, but never succeeded.
28. The _____________ was a form of combat between two knights in which the knights rode on horses and tried to knock each other off their horse using a lance.
29. The _____________ was a team sport in which each side tried to knock their opponent's colored flags off their backs, using clubs and blunt swords.
30. The ____________ tried to stop the tournaments because they were too violent, but never succeeded.
