A kind of beer that people in the Middle Ages drank. It contained less alcohol than today’s modern beer.
Wealthier peasants used an ______________ plow. A willow rod functioned as a whip.
Medieval ______________ were very long and narrow strips of land behind each cottage.
A worker who practices a trade or handicraft.
The old roads of the Roman Empire had badly deteriorated leaving roads in very poor shape and hampering travel. With rain, roads were often ______________!
The ______________ did not own land. In exchange for protection and help, they paid rent and offered part of their harvest to their lord.
A long, curved piece of wood with two handles secured to the main beam. A large, heavy blade of carved wood or iron rested on the bottom.
Due to poor roads, ______________ travel was preferable for managing heavy loads
Medieval cities were contained within a city ______________ and were crowded, buildings being somewhat unstable and prone to fires.
Medieval farmers would rotate their fields, allowing a particular field to rest and regain ______________.
Guilds became established during the ______________.
______________ established themselves in the cities, usually operating out of the ground level of buildings with upper stories reserved for living space.
The ______________ generally lived their entire lives in the village in which they were born.
Medieval The nobility, or nobles, owned most of the ______________
An organization consisting of master craftsmen who set standards of quality and pricing. They were developed out of gospel principles of justice and serving the common good.
These include dukes, lords, barons, counts, princes, knights, and other powerful persons of medieval society
Peasants who were bound to living and working on the land which was owned by a lord.