SS Lesson Game 2 Answers (To Study)
What was the function of a castle? -
Castles served as a home, protected people during times of war, and reminded people of the power of the ruling class.
When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return? -
He gave the king a supply of knights in time of war;
What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment? -
He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire;
Which three groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 0th centuries? -
Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings;
Most medieval monarchs
believed that God gave them the right to rule;
By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 000 CE, feudalism had
brought stability to much of Europe;
Early medieval castles are to late medieval castles as
carpenters are to stonemasons;
Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called
chivalry
What is the name of the sporting event that these two knights are participating in? -
joust
What were the two stages of a knight's education that he had to complete before becoming a knight? -
page and squire
Most people during the Middle Ages were
peasants
Why did William of Normandy invade England in 066? -
He believed he had the right to be the king of England;
In times of war, what could a lord do if he did not wish to fight for his own higher-ranking lord? -
He could supply a well-trained fighting force to fight on his behalf
How did a lord exert power over the peasants? -
He demanded the yearly payment of "head money." He required serfs to grind their grain at the lord's mill. He could impose a tallage any time he needed money.
Why did being crowned Holy Roman emperor make Charlemagne more powerful? -
It made people believe that God was on Charlemagne's side;
What was the purpose of feudalism? -
It provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order;
How did the Franks become Christians? -
They followed their leader Clovis into Christianity after he married a Christian woman;
Which statement is true about Noblewomen? -
They often held fiefs and inherited land
How did unfree peasants differ from free peasants? -
Unfree peasants had to farm the lord's land and could not leave the lord's manor
Later castles were built of stone rather than wood because
they could resist attacks by more powerful siege weapons
What was the most important part of a squire's education? -
training to become a warrior
