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Ch.13 Quiz
25 question quiz for chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Feudalism is | a system of loyalties and protections based on mutual obligations |
| what is a lord's estate? | a manor |
| what were the 3 main groups of feudal society? | those who worked, those who fought and those who prayed. |
| Why did people need to turn to local leaders for help? | There was no strong central government and they needed protection from attacks. |
| What is a fief? | Land granted by a lord to a vassal. |
| what is a vassal? | a lesser lord |
| Who were the only people that could read and write? | the church |
| What was the most dominant institution? | the church |
| Why did serfs accept their economic hardships? | the thought that that was God's purpose for their lives. |
| What was a serf's main goal? | to reach heaven |
| what is an example of the mutual obligations of the feudal system? | Lord gave land to nobles for protection and nobles gave land to serfs for their labor. |
| What is a church tax paid to the priest? | a tithe |
| Who were the mounted horseman who pledged to defend their lords' lands in exchange for their own land. | knights |
| Why didn't people need to leave the manor? | it was self-sufficient |
| What was a knight's code of conduct called? | Chivalry |
| What were the 3 steps to becoming a knight? | page, squire, knight |
| Why was Charles Martel's victory at the battle of Tours important? | protected the Franks from being taken under Muslim control. |
| What was Charlemagne's major achievement? | he was able to unite the Germanic kingdoms one more time |
| What kind of power did the church become? | a secular power. It got involved with worldly affairs. |
| Name one of the effects of Germanic invasons | Disruption of trade, Downfall of cities, population shifts, decline of learning, and loss of common language. |
| What were most songs and stories about? | Romantic love; a lot of songs and poems about knights and their chosen lady. Joys and sorrows of love. |
| How did knights gain fighting experience? | by fighting in local tournaments or staged fights |
| Who were the 3 masters a knight had to fight for? | their lord, God, and their chosen lady |
| What were the church's two major punishments? | Excommunication: when an individual was denied from the church and condemned to hell for all eternity. Interdiction: when a ruler disobeyed the church could shut down all religious activities so no one could reach heaven. |
| What was the law of the church? | The canon law |
| In what years did the time period of European Middle Ages exist? | 500-1500 AD |
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