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What did a knight receive from his lord for service?
land
The period that followed the Middle Ages is called
The Re-establishment
The Revival
The Renaissance
The Reformation
The government structure of the middle ages was called
feudalism
What was the document which was signed by King John of England in 1215 that limited the power of the English king?
Magna Carta
What was the aim of the Crusades?
Reoccupy Jerusalem from the Muslims/spread Christianity
The leader of the church in the middle ages
The Pope
What is feudalism?
Feudalism was a form of society and government based on the ownership of land and relationship of lord and vassal. Feudal relation was based on granting lands.
What did serfs owe to their landlords?
proportion of the crop
Powerful landowners were called...
lords
What are illuminated books?
books that had been colourfully painted
What was the three-field system?
The land was divided into three parts: a spring field, an autumn field and a fallow and they were rotated every year.
Most people in the middle ages were of what class?
peasantry
What was the tithe?
Tax, 1/10 of the produce, paid to the Church
Which people wrote out books by hand?
Monks
What is a manor?
a lord's estate, including everything on the land
What is the place of worship for Muslim believers?
mosque
