12 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Not slaves but still bound to the manor
serfs
Economic system
Manorialism
Large estate which covered hundreds to thousands of acres
Manor
Local officials who oversaw land management during Charlemagne’s reign
Counts
Provided protection for the peasants
Lord
Noble who serves the lord
vassal
Estate with peasants
fief
Decentralized government system
feudalism
Free people living on the manor
Peasants
Transition between ancient and modern times
dark ages
First Frankish king to accept Catholicism.
clovis
Kept the Muslims out of Europe at the battle of Tours
charles martel
First holy Roman emperor.
charlemagne
Code that a knight lived by.
chivalry
Pope Leo III named which king Roman emperor and protector of the church?
Charlemagne
Staple diet for majority of peasants.
Bread
During the Middle ages, the Roman Catholic church…
Became the unifying force in Western Europe
Which group reunited W Europe after it had been broken down into small kingdoms by Germanic invaders?
Franks
What was the name of the noble rebellion caused by English king, John?
First Baron’s War
During the Middle ages, mass was said in what language?
latin
Those who challenged the church were called..
heretics
The Bayeux tapestry was made to commemorate what battle in 1066?
Battle of Hastings
Archbishop of Canterbury executed because he believed clergy should not be tried in secular courts.
Thomas Becket
Religious punishment where all subjects cut off from sacraments.
Interdict