Catholic Church
What religion was dominant in Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages? (Be specific)
Catholic Christianity
What is the class system used in Europe during the Early Middle Ages called?
Feudalism
Who was the leader of the Frankish Empire at its height? (he was a big beast of a man...like....a total stud)
Charlemagne
What religion did all invading/migratory groups in the Early Middle Ages eventually convert to?
Christianity
Which feudal class was tied to the land they worked?
Serf
What happened to religious and secular authority in the Early Middle Ages?
Secular authority declined, while religious authority grew
What was the economic system of the Early Middle Ages called?
Manorialism
Charlemagne's empire was located where?
Western Europe
England
Land given in exchange for work is called a:
Fief
What did missionaries deliver to Germanic tribes?
Christianity and Latin alphabet
What were the three foundations of medieval society?
Roman heritage, Christian beliefs, and Germanic customs
Charlemagne built what three things to unite his empire?
Schools, roads, and churches
What three places did the Vikings settle?
Russia, Iceland, and Greenland
What is a feudal obligation?
requirements between social classes in the feudal system
What pope crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor in 800 C.E.?
Pope Leo III
Manors had the expectation of being:
Self-Sufficient
What did the Catholic Church do to roman culture after Charlemagne was anointed emperor?
The Magyars migrated from ________ to ________
Central Asia, Hungary
List the four main feudal classes in order from top to bottom:
1.Kings
2.Nobles
3.Knights
4.Serfs
What allowed the Catholic church control politics in the Early Middle Ages?
Anointing emperors (like Charlemagne)
Why did the lower classes accept their place in the social system?
Their villages/homes were threatened/attacked by the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and Magyars
Charlemagne was the grandson of who?
Charles Martel "The Hammer"
Why were Vikings frequently raiding/pillaging towns across Europe?
Their homeland had little arable land (difficulty farming)
Of the four main feudal classes, which ones can be considered vassals?
Serfs, knights, and nobles