VCJH History 7 Unit 8 17.1-17.4

Question 0

Eurasia

Answer 0

Europe and Asia considered as one continent

Question 1

Define topography

Answer 1

Detailed mapping of small areas, districts, and locales

Question 2

Middle Ages

Answer 2

Time of European history between Classical Antiques and Italian Rennaissance

Question 3

Medieval

Answer 3

Middle Age between Antiquity and the Modern period. 5th-15th centuries.

Question 4

Saint Patrick

Answer 4

British missionary and Bishop

Question 5

Monks

Answer 5

Christian follower who gave up all possessions.

Question 6

Monastery

Answer 6

House or residence that a monk or nun lives in.

Question 7

Saint Benedict

Answer 7

Writer and anthropologist

Question 8

Charlemagne

Answer 8

Leader of the Franks. Created a huge Christian Empire. Brought together scholars from throughout Europe.

Question 9

Knights

Answer 9

Mounted soldier serving in the Middle Ages.

Question 10

Vassal

Answer 10

Person who is obligated to a lord or monastery.

Question 11

Feudalism

Answer 11

System that governed how knights and nobles dealt with each other. Governed the holding of land in exchange for service or labor

Question 12

William the Conquerer

Answer 12

Conqueror of Normandy

Question 13

Manor

Answer 13

Large estate owned by a knight or lord.
System that dominated Europe’s economy. Peasants lived in villages and owed rent and labor services to the nobles.

Growth of towns and trade replaced it.

Question 14

Serfs

Answer 14

Slaves in the Middle Ages

Question 15

Eleanor of Aquitane

Answer 15

Wealthy and powerful duchess who later became queen of France and then queen of England.

Question 16

Chivalry

Answer 16

Code of conduct by which knoghts lived.

Question 17

Haiku

Answer 17

Very short form of Japanese poetry

Question 18

Peasants

Answer 18

In charge of a small farm for a lord

Question 19

Role

Answer 19

To act out

Question 20

Missionary

Answer 20

Someone who goes around the world spreading the word of god

Question 21

What is considered the boundary between Asia and Europe?

Answer 21

Ural Mountains

Question 22

What covers most of Southern Europe?

Answer 22

Mountains

Question 23

What covers most of Northern Europe?

Answer 23

Plains and rivers

Question 24

In Southern Europe, what crops did people grow?

Answer 24

Grapes & olives

Question 25

What is the Latin word for "Middle" age?

Answer 25

Medeival

Question 26

The spread of Christianity into Northern Europe was due to the efforts of which two groups?

Answer 26

Missionaries and monks.

Question 27

What was the most powerful force that helped spread Christianity into Northern Europe?

Answer 27

.

Question 28

Who was the first missionary to travel to Northern Europe? Which countries did he visit?

Answer 28

St Patrick Britain and Ireland

Question 29

Which group conquered Gaul and spread Christianity there?

Answer 29

The Franks.

Question 30

Why was Charlemagne important? What was his nickname?

Answer 30

Leader of the Franks. Charles the

Question 31

Who were the Magyars?

Answer 31

Invaders from Africa

Question 32

Who were the Vikings?

Answer 32

Invaders from Scandinavia

Question 33

Because of attacks, what system was put in place for better protection?

Answer 33

Feudalism

Question 34

What were the obligations of the knight to their lord?

Answer 34

To protect them

Question 35

What did the knights give to the peasants and serfs that lived on the manor?

Answer 35

Land to farm

Question 36

How were the knights paid for their services?

Answer 36

With land

Question 37

What is the system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals?

Answer 37

Feudalism

Question 38

Where was Feudalism first created?

Answer 38

By the Franks which spread through Europe

Question 39

Who brought feudalism to Britian?

Answer 39

William when he conquered England.

Question 40

How did William the Conqueror become King of England?

Answer 40

by invading and conquering England.

Question 41

What is the difference between a serf and a peasant?

Answer 41

Serf were tied to the lands of their manor. Peasants were free to leave.

Question 42

How did Eleanor of Aquitaine become Queen of France? How did she later become Queen of England?

Answer 42

By marriage both times

Question 43

What is chivalry?

Answer 43

The code of conduct for knights.

Question 44

How were the knights and samurai lives similar?

Answer 44

Both were warriors Granted land for their services Were vassals of their lords

Question 45

What is a haiku?

Answer 45

Short Japanese poem

Question 46

What were the religious differences in Europe and Japan?

Answer 46

Europe - Christian Japan - Buddhist

Question 47

What themes did European and Japanese art deal with?

Answer 47

Europe - Christianity Japan - nature