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Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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What does medieval mean? | Of the Middle Ages |
What is feudalism? | A system of power in Europe during the Middle Ages |
What are the Middle Ages? | The years between ancient and modern times; from A.D. 500 until 1500 |
Who is a vassal? | A man who promised to be loyal to a landowner |
What is a manor? | A large estate, often including a village and farmlands, ruled by the lord |
What does self-sufficient mean? | Able to supply one's own needs |
What is a serf? | A person who lived on and farmed a lord's land during feudal times |
When did the Western Roman empire fall and what began? | The western Roman Empire fell in 476 and the Middle Ages began |
How long did the Middle Ages last? | A.D. 500 until about 1500 |
What were the Middle Ages divided into? | Dark Ages and Later Ages |
What were the Dark Ages? | A time of disaster, that lasted from the year 476 through 1000 |
What were the Later Ages? | A period of growth and cultural achievement that began in 1000 and ended in the 1400's |