old quiz Flashcards
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Who was named Emperor of the Roman people by the pope to thank him for keeping him in power?
Charlemagne
Who believed that all leaders should learn to read and write? (quiz)
Charlemagne
Who chose counts to rule part of the empire in his name?
Charlemagne
Who drove the Vikings north of London? (quiz)
Alfred the Great
Who was also known as vikings?
Norsemen
What skills did the Vikings have that allowed them to cross the ocean in search of targets to raid?
Navigation, ship building, and sailing
Who was a Viking explorer who led an expedition to North America in 1011? (quiz)
Leif Erickson
_____ settled into a permanent home allowing _____ to finally defeat them in the mid 900s.
Magyars & King Otto
Why did Europe become a feudal society? (quiz)
because they needed protection from the constant raids and invasions from groups like the Vikings
Loyalty
Fealty
The land given to a knight for his service to a lord (quiz)
fief
A person who owed service to his lord
Vassal
These people were not slaves but they were legally tied to the land they were working and could not leave without permission
Serfs
Governing body that makes laws in England
Parliament
When the Christians drove the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula
Reconquista
The term in office of a pope
Pontificate
Region in central Italy ruled by the pope
Papal States
What showed the pope’s influence in the middle ages? (quiz)
The fact that nearly everyone was Christian
What was the split in the church known as? and what caused it? (quiz)
Great Schism and caused by the refusal of the patriarch of Constantinople to recognize the pope’s authority
What did many of the invaders who attacked Europe end up doing? (quiz)
Settling there
This is observed strictly by the monks of Cluny
Benedictine Rule
This included Charles, Pippin, and Charlemagne
Carolingians
Church leader who wanted to purify the Christian Church (quiz)
Leo IX
Who began to extend the power of the monarchy throughout France?
Hugh Capet
