1st 9 Weeks Flashcards
What is the name for a grant of land given to a vassal
fief
Warriors who rode on horseback and served their lords were called
knights
Why were Viking raiders such a threat after the death of Charlemagne
Charlemagne’s sons did not have the military expertise necessary to win against the invaders.
A knight defended the Church and defenseless people. This was the idea of
chivalry
Where were the Vikings Lord?
Scandinavia
Feudalism arose in response to
internal division and external threats
Women in the Middle Ages
could legally own property
What role did serfs have in the feudal system?
farmed the land and paid rent
Which of these describes the relationship between a lord and knight?
The lord provides food, and the knight protects the lord
Which of these was vital for defending people during the Middle Ages?
a centralized government
The main reason that the class of military warriors, or samurai, arose was that
aristocrats wanted to protect their own interests.
Women were the novelists of early Japan mainly because
men regarded fiction as gossip and beneath them.
With the support of the Chinese Tang dynasty, the Korean peninsula came to be ruled by the
Silla
Which religion developed in Japan?
Shinto
Who established the first military government known as a shogunate?
Minamoto Yoritomo
