Question

Match the description to the person or term

1. Agreement Between Nobles about land and service
2. Agreement between noble and serf about land and service
3. “Sir Orfeo”
4. Epic
5. “Body and Soul
6. A Norman
7. An unpopular king
8. “Beauclerc

A. Debate
B. Manorialism
C. Breton lay
D. John
E. Feudalism
F. Beowulf
G. Henry
H. William

Answer 1

Agreement Between Nobles about land and service matches with Manorialism, the name given to the organization of the economy in the Middle Ages, which dictated which way lands were distributed.

Agreement between noble and serf about land and service matches with Feudalism, a system in which in return for protection, a serf would work the land of the Noble.

Sir Orfeo matches Breton lay, which is a  form of medieval French and English romance literature. Sir Orfeo is an anonymous poem written in Middle English which retells the story of Orpheus as a king rescuing his wife from the fairy king.

"Body and Soul" matches debate. Writers from the Middle Ages used the image of body and soul to represent the moral struggles of that time.

Epic matches Beowolf, an epic Anglo-Saxon poem written in Old English.

A Norman matches William I, the Duke of Normandy and the first Norman KIng of England, who reigned from 1066 until his death in 1087.

An unpopular King matches King John, the most unpopular King of England, who had problems with Nobles, the Church and the common people. He reigned from 1199 to 1216.

Beauclerc matches Henry, referring to King Henry I. Beauclerc is an Anglo-Norman surname meaning "fine scholar", and King Henry was known for his cholarly interests.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Agreement Between Nobles about land and service  - manorialism.

2. Agreement between noble and serf about land and service  - Feudalism.

3. “Sir Orfeo”  - Breton lay.

4. Epic  - Beowulf.

5. “Body and Soul - debate.

6. A Norman  - William.

7. An unpopular king  - John.

8. “Beauclerc - Henry.

Explanation:

1. Agreement Between Nobles about land and service  - Manorialism

2. Agreement between noble and serf about land and service  - Feudalism

3. “Sir Orfeo”  - Breton lay.

Sir Orfeo is a Middle English narrative poem that is a form of Breton lay, a kind of Medieval English and French romantic literature.

4. Epic  - Beowulf.

Epics are the descriptive stories of heroes and their extraordinary deeds. Beowulf is an epic narrative about the life and actions of Beowulf.

5. “Body and Soul" - debate.

Many writers during the Middle Ages used the image of the body and the soul to represent the moral dilemma, the debate of flesh and soul.

6. A Norman - William I, also known as William the Conqueror or sometimes William the Bas tard was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 to 1087.

7. An unpopular king -  John, King of England. He ruled from 1199 till his death in 1216. He was the most unpopular king, having problems with his nobles, with Pope Innocent III resulting in his ex communication, and even with the common people.  

8. “Beauclerc" - Henry, King of England.

Henry I or also known as Henry Beauclerc, was the King of England between 1100 till 1135.