Medieval Europe Note-Taking
Kings and Queens
1) The _________________________________________________ was the idea that God gave the King the right to
rule how he wished.
2) The greatest responsibility that the king had was to provide ___________________________ for his people.
3) It was up to the King to find ______________________________ to help him protect his Kingdom.
Lords and Ladies
4) Lords and Ladies were also members of the __________________________ which during the Middle Ages
was one out of every 100 people.
5) Some of the activities that the Lords and Ladies enjoyed were__________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6) Lords had several different responsibilities. They were mainly responsible for helping the king to
________________________ the land. Sometimes they acted as ___________________________ and were the one’s
that collected ________________________ from the peasants.
7) Ladies could also _________________________ and hold fiefs.
8) Women were primarily responsible for ___________________________ their household which could have
hundreds of people.
Knights
9) Knights needed several years of ________________________. Before becoming a knight, a young boy
started as a ______________________________ before becoming a ______________________________ in his teenage
years.
10) Before becoming a squire, pages spent lots of time with the Ladies learning how to ________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11) Knights lasted until the 17th century until the invention of _____________________________________________
12) Becoming a knight was a very ________________________________ ceremony.
13) Being loyal, brave, and treating ladies were part of the Knight’s Code referred to
as a form of ______________________________________.
Peasants and Serfs
14) _______________________________________ rented the land and only owed rent money to the Lords.
15) _____________________________________ (serfs) farmed for the lord and needed to ask
_____________________________ to leave the estate (land).
16) The work of the peasants was very important because it freed up the lords and knights so that
they could focus on preparing for __________________.
17) Paying ____________________ was normal for peasants. There was the yearly payment called
________________________________. The lord could also demand a tax known as ______________________. When a
women got married, the men in her family had to pay a fee called a _________________________________.
18) Serfs hated having to grind their ____________________ at the Lord’s Mill because it was common for
the miller to keep as much as he wanted to give to the lord.
Word Bank
Vassals
War
Taxes
Grain
Free Peasants
Chivalry
Merchet
Protect
Pages
Un free Peasants
Training
Permission
Nobility
Inherit
Judges
Head Money
Squire
Rent
Tallage
Protection
Gunpowder
Religious
Dancing, hunting, and board games
Singing, dancing, and making music
Divine Rights of Kings
Managing
Medieval Europe Note-Taking
Kings and Queens
1) The Divine Rights of Kings was the idea that God gave the King the right to rule how he wished.
2) The greatest responsibility that the king had was to provide protection for his people.
3) It was up to the King to find vassals to help him protect his Kingdom.
Lords and Ladies
4) Lords and Ladies were also members of the nobility which during the Middle Ages was one out of
every 100 people.
5) Some of the activities that the Lords and Ladies enjoyed were__________________________________________
Dancing, hunting and board games.
6) Lords had several different responsibilities. They were mainly responsible for helping the king to
protect the land. Sometimes they acted as judges and were the one’s that collected rent from the
peasants.
7) Ladies could also inherit and hold fiefs.
8) Women were primarily responsible for managing their household which could have hundreds of
people.
Knights
9) Knights needed several years of training. Before becoming a knight, a young boy
started as a page before becoming a squire in his teenage years.
10) Before becoming a squire, pages spent lots of time with the Ladies learning how to ________________
Singing, dancing, and making music.
11) Knights lasted until the 17th century until the invention of gunpowder.
12) Becoming a knight was a very religious ceremony.
13) Being loyal, brave, and treating ladies were part of the Knight’s Code referred to
as a form of chivalry.
Peasants and Serfs
14) Free peasants rented the land and only owed rent money to the Lords.
15) Unfree peasants (serfs) farmed for the lord and needed to ask permission to leave the estate
(land).
16) The work of the peasants was very important because it freed up the lords and knights so that
they could focus on preparing for war.
17) Paying taxes was normal for peasants. There was the yearly payment called
head money. The lord could also demand a tax known as tallage. When a
women got married, the men in her family had to pay a fee called a merchet
18) Serfs hated having to grind their grain at the Lord’s Mill because it was common for
the miller to keep as much as he wanted to give to the lord.