The king __________ pieces of land called fiefs to the lords, who ____________ noblemen.

______________ the chaplain, who ______________ religious ceremonies and ____________ spiritual instruction for the people from the fief.

________________ the knights, noblemen who were professional soldiers that ____________ on horseback to defend the king.

Besides the lord, the lady, and their family, a lot of other people ____________ in the castle.

The fief usually ____________ of the castle, the village, and the farm land around it.

The period that goes from 1,000 A.D. to 1,500 A.D. is known as the Middle Ages. At that time in Europe each country ___________ a king, who ________ the owner of the land.

They cooked, cleaned, ____________ the laundry and other chores.

They ____________ care of the weapons and the horses.

In the castle there _________ also servants.

The people who ____________ on the lords' land and served them were the vassals.

They also ____________ to pay taxes to their lords.

The people that ____________ in the village and ____________ on the land were called peasants.

Noble boys that ____________ to become knights ____________ training at the age of 7.