The Early Middle Ages in European 9.1
What was the Middle Ages?
The history between ancient times and 500 CE
What is a person called who is a follower of a polytheistic religion?
A pagan
Where did vikings come from? (Multiple Choices)
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
What is it called when people rotate the crops they plant?
Crop Rotation
What were mendicant orders founded to fight?
Hersey
Who is the leader who united the Frankish lands under his rule?
Charles Martel
What is a especially holy person called?
A Saint
What were lesser lords called?
Vassals
What is it called when a field is left empty?
Fallow
Who established the Franciscan order?
Saint Francis
Who is the grandson of Charles Martel?
Charlemagne
Where do monks live?
Monastaries
What is a feif?
An estate
How did population increase with farming?
They had more food so they could feed more people
Why were universities considered guilds?
The students and professors worked together
Who crowed Charlemagne?
Pope Leo III
Where do nuns live?
Convents
Who made up the majority of a manor?
Peasants
When did trade go global?
In the Early Middle Ages
Who believed in natural law?
Thomas Aquinas
When did Charlemagne die?
814
What is Christendom?
A large community of Christians spread across the world
What was the heart of the economy called?
A manor
What is a guild?
A group of workers that practice the same craft that join togeather
What is natural law?
An idea that there are laws in nature that are basic to both the natural world and human affairs.