knights were allowed to demonstrate their abilities at...
Tournaments
The Anglo-Saxon taxation and court system improved after...
The Norman Conquest
What was the main "staple" of the medieval diet?
bread
a heavy wheeled plow with an iron plowshare
carruca
protected the pope and assumed the title that belonged to Charlemagne
Otto I
term used for a "code of ethics" for knights
Chivalry
term used for peasants who were designated to work the land
serfs
term used for "armed cavalry"
knights
wealthy, powerful landowner
patrician
Great charter that codified rights of kings and vassals
Magna Carta
system that involves fields being planted with different crops or fields being kept fallow.
crop rotation
what was the name used for the medieval trade association?
Hanseatic League
Germanic warriors from Scandinavia
Vikings
agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked
manor
uniform system of law that developed in England
common law
term used to describe organizations of artisans
guilds
controlled public offices in merchant cities
patricians
grant of land to a vassal
fief
peasant legally bound to the land who had to provide labor services, pay rents, and be subject to the lord's control
serfs
a social or political class
estate
what type of economy arose from medieval trade practices?
"Money-Based Economy"
the German Monarchy was weakened due to struggles with ...
Italy
term used for the relationship between lords and vassals
feudalism
the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people
bourgeoisie
settled in Kievand began trade with Byzantines
Oleg