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Famous Figures
Vocabulary
100
Name one of Europe's mountain ranges
Carpathians, Alps, and Pyrenees
100
What government allowed landowning nobles to govern and protect the people in return for services?
Feudalism
100
This is a census that counted people, manors, and farm animals.
Domesday Book
100
He was a strong king of Germany. The Pope declared him emperor of the Romans. His territory became known as the Holy Roman Empire.
Otto I
100
Steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea
fjords
200
Why is the Battle of Tours a significant battle?
It stopped the Muslim advance in Europe, and Christianity remained Western Europe’s major religion.
200
Name one way a serf could obtain freedom.
Run away in the town or buy their freedom
200
King John was forced to sign this document. It limited the kings powers, such as the right to collect taxes.
Magna Carta
200
Under his power, the Catholic church became powerful.
Innocent III
200
A noble who served a lord of higher rank.
Vassal
300
From whom did the pope receive the Papal States from?
Pepin
300
Name one new technology that helped increase crop productivity in the Middle Ages
Wheeled plow, horse collar, water mills
300
Muslims, Jews, and Christians were in many wars with each other over Jerusalem. What are these wars called?
The Crusades
300
He established common law and set up juries to handle arguments over the land.
Henry II
300
Crafts people organized into these. They are business groups.
Guilds
400
These are sailors and travelers from Scandinavia. Their population grew too large to support itself at home. Who were these people?
Vikings.
400
What code did knights follow?
Code of Chivalry
400
Name the two houses of Parliament
House of Lords and House of Commons
400
He became Grand Duke and called himself czar. He ended Mongul rule over Moscow’s territory and expanded his territory to the north and west.
Ivan III
400
This is when the lord granted his vassal land and permission to rule the people who lived on it.
Fief
500
Name one of Charlemagne's accomplishments.
1. He went to the aid of the pope when the Lombards tried to regain their territory. 2. He also invaded Eastern Germany and defeated the Saxons living there and ordered them to convert to Christianity 3. He invaded Spain and gained control of the northeastern corner from the Muslims.
500
Name one component that produced pollution in the medieval time?
Wood fires in people’s homes and shops filled the air with ashes and smoke. Cheap coal burned polluted the air. Butchers and tanners dumped blood and other animal wastes into the rivers.
500
Name one effect of the Crusades
1. Increased trade between Europe and the Middle East 2. Helped break down Feudalism
500
He called for a crusade, or holy war.
Pope Urban II
500
This is the first estate of French society. They were the people who had been ordained as priests.
Clergy
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