Early Middle Ages

Question 1

Chivalry

Answer 1

Important characteristic of Knights

Devotion to feudal lord, God, and chosen lady

Question 2

Secular

Answer 2

Not religious

Question 3

Feudalism

Answer 3

System where landowner loans land to someone in exchange for protection

Question 4

Serf

Answer 4

Peasant/worker on a manor

Question 5

Lord

Answer 5

Landowner/person who owns the manor

Question 6

Manor

Answer 6

Self-sufficient property

Serfs work for food and shelter

Question 7

Fief

Answer 7

Land that a lord gives someone

Question 8

Tithe

Answer 8

Church tax that serfs paid

10% of income

Question 9

Benedict

Answer 9

Italian monk who wrote a book containing strict yet practical rules about monasteries

Question 10

Monk

Answer 10

Christian man that lives and practices in a monastery

Devoted life to religion

Question 11

Battle of Tours

Answer 11

Charles Martel expanded reign to north south and east
Defeated Muslim raiders
If lost battle Europe would have become part of the Muslim empire

Question 12

Magyars

Answer 12

Group of nomadic people from Hungary that attacked Europe after the Vikings and captured people to sell into slavery

Question 13

Sacraments

Answer 13

Important religious ceremonies that help get closer to salvation
Ex.) baptism

Question 14

Holy Roman Empire

Answer 14

Created by Otto I

Close ties w the church

Question 15

Frederick Barbarossa

Answer 15

First ruler to call it the Holy Roman Empire
Dominated German princes
Kept invading rich Italian cities => Italian merchants United against him

Question 16

Germanic tribes

Answer 16

Invaded Western Europe

Established Germanic kingdoms

Question 17

Carolingians

Answer 17

Dynasty that ruled the Franks from 751 to 987

Question 18

Vikings

Answer 18

Worshipped warlike gods, from Scandinavia, Germanic
Fought fast and hard and travelled on sea on giant ships
Traders, farmers, explorers
Stopped invading bc adopted Christianity and had an easier time farming

Question 19

Knight

Answer 19

Protected people from invaders

Followed code of chivalry

Question 20

Tournament

Answer 20

Knights fought in these local wars/battles for experience

Question 21

Canon law

Answer 21

Spiritual beliefs/rituals and a system of justice to guide actions

Question 22

Clergy

Answer 22

Religious official

Pope, bishops, priests

Question 23

Franks

Answer 23

Ruled by Clovis

Germanic people that conquered Europe

Question 24

Papacy

Answer 24

Pope ??

Question 25

Pepin

Answer 25

Son of Charles Martel | Fought Lombards on behalf of church which lead to the Carolingian dynasty

Question 26

Epic poem

Answer 26

Adventures of heroes

Question 27

Excommunication

Answer 27

Punishment for not following canon law | The taking away of a person's rights/membership in the church

Question 28

Otto I

Answer 28

Created Holy Roman Empire | Followed Charlemagne's policies (allied w church)

Question 29

Clovis monastery

Answer 29

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Question 30

Major domo

Answer 30

Ruled the kingdom Held more power than King Charles Martel

Question 31

Charlemagne

Answer 31

``` Grandson of Pepin Almost doubled the kingdom Spread Christianity Reunited Western Europe Pope crowned him emperor => joining of Germanic power, church, and heritage of the Roman Empire ```

Question 32

Troubadour

Answer 32

Traveling poets/musicians that sang about love

Question 33

Interdict

Answer 33

Punishment for violating canon law | Certain sacraments couldn't be performed in a kings land if he disobeyed

Question 34

Lay investiture

Answer 34

Power of naming church officials held by nobles

Question 35

Charles Martel

Answer 35

Saved kingdom/empire from becoming part of the Muslim empire and grew it

Question 36

Treaty of verdun

Answer 36

Treaty dividing empire into 3 pieces (Charlemagne's sons each got one) Led to downfall of the empire bc no strong central authority => feudalism

Question 37

Concordat of Worms

Answer 37

Only the church could appoint bishops but the emperor could veto

Question 38

Middle Ages

Answer 38

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