History 6 - Chapter 13

A set of fill-in-the-blank review flashcards covering Chapter 13 concepts including feudalism, medieval social orders, castle structures, and medieval culture.

vassals

Men who gave up land in exchange for the protection of a powerful noble were called ______.

feudal

This plan for protection is known as the ______ system.

God

The good kings of Europe ruled justly and wisely because they considered themselves to be vassals of ______.

fief

When a king gave land to a noble, the land was called a ______.

soldiers

In exchange for the land, the noble promised to furnish ______ to the king.

serfs

The ______ were those who tilled the soil, but eventually became the free peasants of Europe.

battlements

The top of a castle wall, called ______, had openings through which soldiers could fire weapons.

moat; palisade

Outside the castle wall was a ______, or ditch filled with water, and at the outer edge was a strong fence, called a ______.

keep

The most important building of a castle was the ______.

troubadours

Traveling minstrels, called ______, entertained the lord and his household.

tapestries

The ladies of the castle made the ______ which adorned the great halls of the castle.

our Blessed Mother, Mary

Catholics of the Middle Ages had a great devotion to all the saints, but especially to ______.