Lesson one
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| feudalism | economic & political system of Europe in the Middle Ages based on certain obligations
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| fief | a large piece of land granted by a king to a lord in exchange for his loyalty
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| vassal | a person who promised to fight when needed by his lord, in exchange for land
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| serf | a person who was bound to live and work ont he land of a noble
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| manor | a self-sufficient farming estate where nobles and serfs lived and worked
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| knight | a son of a noble, who was a trained soldierand gave military service in exchange for the right to hold land
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| guild | an organization of people of the same craft, formed to set standards and promote interests of the craft
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| Magna Carta | a document drawn up by English nobles in 1215 that named certain rights and limited the king's power
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| apprentice | a person who lived and worked, without pay, with a master craftsman in order to learn a trade
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| convent | a religious community in which nuns lead simple lives of work and prayer
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| saint | according to Roman Catholic teachings, a person believed to be especially holy
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| monk | a religious man who lives in a monastery and worships God
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| nun | a religious woman who lives in a convent and worships God
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| pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place for a religious purpose
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| crusade | a series of "holy wars"
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| lord | a noble in the Middle Ages
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| monastery | a religious community in which monks lead lives of work and prayer
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| saint | according to Roman Catholic teachings, a person believed to be especially holy
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| cathedral | a large and elaborate Christain church
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| commerce | the buying and selling of goods
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| Dark Ages | scholars named this as a time when the forces of darkness (barbarians) overwhelmed the forces of light (Romans)
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| Celtic | Gauls, Britons, Bretons
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| Heresy | holding beliefs that contradict the official religion
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| St. Augustine | wrote "Confessions"
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| Rural slaves | became serfs
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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