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Middle Ages Review. Chapter 17. Fill In The Blanks. 1. Eurasia includes the continents of _____ and _____. Europe and Asia 2. The _______ are the highest mountains in Europe. Alps 3. The Middle Ages fall between the years _____ and _____. 500 and 1500. Fill In The Blank.
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Middle Ages Review Chapter 17
Fill In The Blanks • 1. Eurasia includes the continents of _____ and _____. • Europe and Asia • 2. The _______ are the highest mountains in Europe. • Alps • 3. The Middle Ages fall between the years _____ and _____. • 500 and 1500
Fill In The Blank • 4. The shape and elevation of land in a region is called its ____________. • Topography • 5. Religious men who opened schools and often copied books were called ___________. • Monks • 6. The religious men (in #5) usually lived in ________. • monasteries
Fill In The Blanks • 7. The man who converted the Irish to Christianity was ____________. • Patrick • 8. A Latin word meaning Middle Ages is ___________. • Medieval • 9. Fierce invaders of Europe from Scandinavia were the ___________. • Vikings
Fill In The Blanks • 10. People who try to convert others to a particular religion are called _________. • Missionaries • 11. France was named for the ________, who conquered this area. • Franks • 12. The system of promises between lords and vassals was called _________. • Feudalism
Fill In The Blanks • 13. A person pledging loyalty and service in return for land was called a _______. • Vassal • 14. Land given to someone serving the lord was called a ___________. • Fief • 15. A powerful landowner was called a ________. • Lord
Fill In The Blanks • 16. A worker who was NOT free to leave the land was called a __________. • Serf • 17. A great country estate of the Middle Ages was called a ____________. • Manor • 18. A __________ was a small farmer who did not own land and worked for the lord. • peasant
Fill In The Blanks • 19. In Europe, a warrior who fought on horseback was called a _______. • Knight • 20. Lords paid knights by giving them _________ instead of money. • Land • 21. One of the few women in the Middle Ages who had power was __ of Aquitaine. • Eleanor
Fill In The Blanks • 22. The code of honorable behavior for knights in Europe was called _______. • Chivalry • 23. A short, three line poem of 17 syllables that described nature was called a _____. • Haiku • 24. Japanese warriors who were similar to knights were called _________. • samurai
Fill In The Blanks • 25. In the Middle Ages, most people on the continent of _______ were Christian. • Europe • 26. People living in _________ believed in Shintoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. • Japan • 27. The living quarters of a castle are called the _______. • keep
Fill In The Blanks • 28. The ditch around a castle is called the _________. • Moat • 29. Another name for a castle wall is called the ___________. • Curtain • 30. A long, narrow opening for archers is a/an ____________. • Arrow loop
Fill In The Blanks • 31. The metal gate that closes across a castle door is a ___________. • Portcullis • 32. The part of a castle that crosses the moat is called the _____________. • Drawbridge • The End!