These people were in power during feudalism.
Who are the nobles?
Swept through Europe, helped weaken feudalism, and killed millions of people
What is Black Death? (Plague)
King Martel (ruler of the Franks) gave nobles willing to fight for him this.
What is land?
Who the people looked to for protection
Who are the Lords (or Nobles)?
Power shifted from nobles to this person.
Who is the King?
Armies were needed to fight these people.
Who are the Germanic Tribes?
Who was expected to obey their lord? (Nobles)
Who are the knights?
Kings charged this on goods to regain power.
What is tax?
Nobles became powerful by granting their land for loyalty, known as these.
What is a fief?
Person who was not that much more important than the nobles/lords.
Who is the king?
A series of holy wars, that helped weaken feudalism
What is the Crusades?
Nobles got peasants to follow them by collecting this.
What is tax?
Who the people looked to for protection after the nobles were out of power
What is the central government?
Running away to a new town and living in it for at least a year
What is how serfs could gain freedom?