Vocab 1
Vocab 2
People
Places
Miscellaneous
100

These are European warriors who fought on horseback.

What are knights?

100

This is a term used to describe the same period of time that is know as the Medieval or Middle Ages. This term is problematic because it oversimplifies 900 years of European history. 

What are the Dark Ages?

100
These Northern Europeans are remembered for their countless invasions and extortion of other land in Europe.
Who are the Vikings?
100
Our textbook compares this country's feudal society with that of Europe's during the Middle Ages
What is Japan?
100
This was the social system (social pyramid) that developed in Europe in the Middle Ages
What is feudal Society?
200

This is the latin word for "Middle Ages"

What is medieval?

200
These are communities of monks that live and study together
What are monasteries?
200
He was an Italian monk who set forth rules that many European monasteries followed.
Who was Benedict?
200
This is Southern Europes largest peninsula and it's home to both modern day Spain and Portugal
What is Iberia or the Iberian Peninsula?
200
Peasants were tied to this place and their lord under the system of feudalism
What is a manor?
300

These are people who worked the land for the lord and were tied to it

Who are serfs?

300
This is a knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land.
What is a vassal?
300
He was duke of Normandy from 1035 and king of England from 1066, one of the greatest soldiers and rulers of the Middle Ages. He made himself the mightiest noble in France and then changed the course of England’s history by his conquest of that country
Who is William the Conqueror?
300
Saint Patrick was famous for driving the snakes out of this European nation
What is Ireland?
300
These are a set of rules for monks that are strictly imposed in some European monasteries
What is Benedictine Rule?
400

This is the code of honorable behavior for knights. 

What is chivalry?

400
Historians call this system of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals.
What is feudalism?
400
Also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, he was King of the Franks. He united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries.
Who is Charlemagne?
400
This was the capital of the "Holy Roman Empire" in the 800's when it was under Charlemagn's rule
What is Aachen?
400
This is a large estate owned by a knight or lord
What is a manor?
500

King _____ conquered Gaul in the late 400s & converted to Christianity, the religion of the people in Gaul.

Who is Clovis?

500
This is a short, three-line poem of 17 syllables that usually describes nature scenes
What is a haiku?
500
She was one of the most powerful people of the Middle Ages and ruled as the Queen of France and then the Queen of England
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?
500
Modern day France had this name during in Ancient and Medieval times.
What is Gaul?
500
William the Conqueror defeated the British king in this battle
What is the Battle of Hastings?
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