Vocab #1
Ch 1-3
Ch 4-6
Ch 7-10
Vocab #2
100
Where a community of monks live
What is a monestary?
100
This German king attacked Rome and killed the emperor
Who is Odoacer
100
a member of a religious community of men who promise to live very simply
What is a monk?
100
This is a set of rules of behaviors for knights to follow.
What is the 'Code of Chivalry'?
100
A large country house and its surrounding land
What is a manor?
200
Relating to the Middle Ages
What is Medieval?
200
The empire grew too ________ to _______ and defend.
What is 'large and manage'?
200
the bishop's church; any large and important church
What is a cathedral?
200
This is someone who writes and performs poetry set to music
What is a troubador?
200
A person of low social rank, usually a farmer or unskilled worker
What is a peasant?
300
A tournament in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances
What is jousting?
300
The invasion of the former Western Roman Empire by Germanic people was caused by one main factor. What was it?
What is 'no central government'?
300
This is a person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for their ruler
What is a vassal?
300
Why were serfs an important part of the manor system?
What is to farm the manor land to produce food?
300
The activity of fighting a war
What is warfare?
400
A hand-woven wall hanging that may depict people and/or scenery
What is a tapestry?
400
This led to the split of the Eastern and Western Churches.
What is 'church leaders had different ideas of who should be in charge'?
400
Saint Benedict made positive changes to help people during the Middle Ages.
What is 'he helped make monasteries important centers for spreading Christianity and helping the poor'?
400
What was the primary reason castles were designed?
What is 'for protection and defense'?
400
A system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services
What is feudalism?
500
A battle strategy in which enemy soldiers surround a building or place so that those under attack cannot receive supplies; blockade
What is seige?
500
For most people, they were concerned that this be preserved, and they would be able to feed themselves and their families.
What is 'law and order'?
500
This is the ranking of people from highest to lowest in a feudal society
What is: king, lord, lesser lords, knights, ordinary people?
500
How were the lives of serfs different from lords and knights?
What is 'they lived in smaller houses, had little furniture, simple diets'
500
A place that has been built to be strong enough to provide protection
What is a fortress?