Land was given to a person in the Middle Ages in exchange for

1. Land was given to a person in the Middle Ages in exchange for his allegiance military support taxes none of the above all of the above

2. In a feudal society, the person who owned the land was the vassal the king any free man the knight the serfs

3. Most of Europe has a temperate climate because it is near the Arctic circle it has many powerful rivers most of the land is at high elevations warm winds blow in from the ocean the temperature varies with the seasons

4. Under feudalism, serfs were mainly responsible for working the fields protecting the vassals defending the manor praying for the lord traveling with the lord

5. During the Middle Ages, wealth was primarily determined by how many serfs you had working for you how many knights you had working for you how many roads led to your castle how many taxes you paid the king how much land you owned

6. Monks played an important role during the Middle Ages because they were responsible for baking all the bread people needed fighting in the crusades praying for people with the plague copying many books singing great religious songs

7. One reason the plague spread so rapidly throughout Europe was because of the biological warfare of the Crusades of the unclean habits most people had it was the will of God people drank too much ale and wine warm winds blow in from the ocean

8. One of the lasting effects of the Crusades on Europe was many serfs became knights to fight in the Crusades England was defeated by the Normans (Norsemen) many roads were built trade increased between Asia & Europe due to the Crusaders traveling all of the above

9. During the later Middle Ages in Europe, Christian townspeople expressed their religious beliefs by becoming saints becoming Protestants building grand churches making pilgrimages to London reading the Bible everyday

10. When the Magna Carta was written, it was important mainly because it freed slaves established the Christian Church gave land to vassals forced King John to sign it limited the king’s power by law

11. Knights followed the code of Hammurabi fealty allegiance chivalry silence

12. In order to become a knight, a boy had to be born the son of a king born the son of an Englishman born the son of a noble born the son of a serf born the son of a Viking

13. At the age of 7 or 8 a boy could become a vassal a page a knight a squire a monk

14. Pages learned how to handle small weapons hunt follow etiquette or manners read and write all of the above

15. After 7 years, a page could become a vassal a knight a squire a monk a Crusader

16. Pages polished knights’ armor helped care for the horses carried weapons into tournaments all of the above a & b only

17. At age 21, before the knighting ceremony, a knight would make a pilgrimage attend a tournament fast and pray alone sharpen his sword polish his armor

18. The king would tap the knight on the shoulder with a sword and say “I dub the Sir Nigel” “I give thee Sir Nigel” “All hail Sir Nigel” “Long live Sir Nigel” “God save Sir Nigel”

19. A castle was a feif fortress vassal kingdom manor

20. The lord held court in the castle’s Great Hall Solar Portcullis Great Chamber Tower

21. The Middle Ages were an Age of Reason Plague Fear Hope Faith

22. A scriptorium was a convent where Shakespeare wrote plays where monks made books where the king was entertained a (supposed) cure for the plague

23. The Great Schism was when an earthquake split Rome Charlemagne’s land was split by his three sons the Eastern Orthodox Church split from the Roman Catholic Church the Crusaders won the final battle for Jerusalem the Vikings raided the monks on Holy Island

24. Cathedrals had supports called flying buttresses showed people’s devotion to the Church took many years to complete had carvings and stained glass windows so people who couldn’t read could learn Bible stories all of the above