Middle age vocab
- 1. MRS. MILES’ SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS Middle Ages Vocab
- 2. October 4 th Openers Looking at your Medieval Vocab sheet compare and contrast knights and nobles. You must write at least 3 sentences.
- 3. Middle Ages Vocab Middle Ages—lasted from about 500 until about 1500;also called the medieval period Pope– head of the Christian church Crusade--religious war
- 4. Middle Ages Vocab Holy land—area in which Jesus lived; one pope wanted the Europeans to take back over this land (area in Southwest Asia) Gothic Architecture--a style known for its high pointed ceilings, tall towers, and stained glass windows
- 5. Middle Ages Vocab Feudal System—the system of exchanging land for military service; also called feudalism Manor—a large estate owned by a noble or a knight Nation-state—a country united under a single strong government
- 6. Middle Ages Vocab Black Death—series of deadly plagues that hit Europe between 1347-1351; killed millions of people Knight—trained warriors; would provide military service for nobles; nobles would give them land
- 7. Middle Age Vocab Noble—people born into wealthy, powerful families; provided knights with land in return for their military service Peasants—free farmers on a Manor Serfs– worked the land on the Manors but they were not allowed to leave the land that they worked
- 8. Middle Age Vocab William the Conqueror—a noble from northern France who overthrew the King of England to create a strong government in England. Magna Carta—stated that the law, not the king was the supreme power in England; the first documents to protect the rights of people; so influential that the British still consider it part of their constitution
- 9. Middle Age Vocab Joan of Arc—one of the most famous war leaders in all European history; teenage girl who was a leader of French troops during the hundred years war.
- 10. Middle Age Vocab Choose ten vocabulary words. Then write at least ten sentences using each of the words correctly. Remember write 6 th grades sentences not 2 nd grade sentences!