History 7

7th Grade History: STUDY GUIDE FOR SEMESTER 2 FINAL

The Final will test your knowledge of the Units we have covered this semester:

• The Middle Ages / Medieval Europe

• Medieval / Feudal Japan

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• The Enlightenment (we will learning about this next week)

MEDIEVAL EUROPE / THE MIDDLE AGES

1. Key terms

Knight- an armed, mounted solider of the feudal the feudal period who gives military service to the lord

Feudalism / Feudal System- a political and economic system in which large landholders or lords gave protection to people in return for their service to the landowner

Code of chivalry- a code a conduct greatly valued by knights, involved the values of : honesty, defending the weak, and loyalty to your lord

Noble- Top of the feudal system under the king, rich upper class person

Vassal- a person who receives land and protection and protection from a feudal lord in return for loyalty

Oath of fealty- a feudal oath of loyalty sworn to a lord in exchange for an award of land

Christianity- religion that believes in Jesus, this religion was very common in Europe during the middle ages

Charlemagne-