Middle Ages

Question 1

Century

Answer 1

a period of one hundred years

Question 2

Charlemagne

Answer 2

Crowned emperor by Pope Leo III, Christmas, A.D. 800, 1st emperor since the Roman Empire.

Question 3

Feudalism -

Answer 3

A way of organizing and governing society ​based on land and services.

Question 4

Manor -

Answer 4

large farming estates that were self sufficient.

Question 5

Self sufficient -

Answer 5

needing no outside help in satisfying one’s basic needs

Question 6

Guild:

Answer 6

a group of workers (of the same craft) that come together and set standards/policies for their members

Question 7

King John I -

Answer 7

ruled 1199-1216,
greedy, constantly demanding more money

Question 8

Magna Carta

Answer 8

was a great charter that gave certain rights to the English people stated that the king must follow the law. He could not simply rule as he wished

Question 9

Monks

Answer 9

men who devoted their lives to God

Question 10

Nuns

Answer 10

women who devoted their lives to God

Question 11

Excommunication

Answer 11

remove a member of the church

Question 12

Crusade

Answer 12

a series of military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.