The grandson of Charles Martel that became the king of the Franks, and united Western Europe
What is Charlemagne
100
Loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lord divided their landholdings among lesser lords
What is feudalism
100
The claim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulers
What is papal supremacy
100
What legumes did to farm.
What is the plants that restored fertility in the soil and added protein to their diet.
200
A written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
What is charter
200
Scandinavian people whose sailors raided Europe from 700s through the 1100s
What is Vikings
200
A lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands.
What is Manor
200
Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church law
What is excommunication
200
A group of people, including merchants, traders, and artisans,whose rank was between nobles and peasants
What is Middle Class
300
A young person learning a trade from a master
What is apprentice
300
A Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and other countries in the 1400s
What is Franks
300
This required knights to be brave, loyal, and true to their words. A knight agreed not to attack another knight before the opponent had a chance to put on his armor. Knights were supposed to protect the weak like peasants and noble women
What is chivalry
300
In the Roman Catholic Church, excommunication of an entire region, town, or kingdom.
What is interdict
300
In the Middle ages, am association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to uphold standards of their trade and to protect their economic interests
What is Guild
400
a salaried worker employed by a guild master
What is journeyman
400
Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history between ancient and modern times.
What is Medieval
400
These people worked for entire day to keep the family fed. They ate things like black bread, cabbage, turnips, fish, and onions. They would save meat for their lords.
What is peasants
400
Obedience, Poverty, and Chastity
What is the Benedictine Rule
400
Peasants planted one field with grain, a second with legumes, and the third not planted.
What is three-field system
500
To pay or give a 10% of a person's income for the support of the church
What is tithe
500
an ethnic group centered in present-day Hungary.
What is Magyars
500
Wandering musicians, sang about the brave deeds of knights and their devotion to their lady loves.
What is troubadors
500
Church was the most powerful force in medieval Europe
What is secular
500
Money or Wealth used to invest in business or enterprise