Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne
A dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from A.D. 751 to 987 ...
Answer: Carolingian Dynasty.
An estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe ...
Answer: fief.
A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion ...
Answer: chivalry.
The body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church ...
Answer: canon law.
King of the Franks, 768-814; as Charles I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, 800-814 ...
Answer: Charlemagne ("Charles the Great").
In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals ...
Answer: lord.
A mock battle between groups of knights ...
Answer: tournament.
A body of officials who perform religious services – such as priests, ministers, or rabbis ...
Answer: clergy.
A Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul (roughly the area now occupied by France) and established a great empire during the Middle Ages ...
Answer: Franks.
A lord’s estate in feudal Europe ...
Answer: manor.
11th-century French epic poem ...
Answer: Song of Roland.
An empire established in Europe in the 10th century A.D., originally consisting of lands in what is now Germany and Italy ...
Answer: Holy Roman Empire.
A religious community of men (called monks) who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship ...
Answer: monastery.
A medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate ...
Answer: serf.
A medieval poet and musician who traveled from place to place, entertaining people with songs of courtly love ...
Answer: troubadour.
The appointment of religious officials by kings or nobles ...
Answer: lay investiture.
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters ...
Answer: secular.
In feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services ...
Answer: vassal.
Countess of Flanders, 1202-04 and Latin empress of Constantinople, 1204 (daughter of King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine) ...
Answer: Marie of Champagne.
One of the Christian ceremonies in which God’s grace is transmitted to people ...
Answer: sacrament.