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What do you know about the Middle Ages?

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  • What was the center of protection in feudal life?
    The castle
  • Who was at the top of the feudal pyramid?
    The King
  • What was the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages?
    The Church
  • Who lived in monasteries and copied books?
    Monks
  • What was the name of the system based on land and loyalty?
    Feudalism
  • Who were called “barbarians” by the Romans?
    People without Roman culture
  • What did monks preserve?
    Books and knowledge
  • What did the Church teach life was for?
    A path to Heaven
  • Who ruled small territories in the Middle Ages?
    Lords
  • Who worked the land in the feudal system?
    Peasants
  • What building protected people from attacks?
    Castle
  • What did a vassal give to a lord?
    Loyalty and military help
  • What is a fief?
    A piece of land
  • What was the main economic activity?
    Agriculture
  • Why was land important?
    It gave food and power
  • What was the job of a knight?
    To protect people
  • What did peasants give to the lord?
    Work and part of their crops
  • What period came after the fall of the Roman Empire?
    Middle Ages
  • What language was used in churches?
    Latin
  • Did people believe the Church had spiritual power?
    Yes
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