Feudalism
The political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages.
What is feudalism?
The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the pope?
Military expeditions carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages.
What are the Crusades?
This empire fell in 476 AD, leading to the rise of medieval European civilization.
What is the Western Roman Empire?
.A uniform system of law that developed in England based on court decisions.
What is common law?
Under feudalism, this person served a lord in a military capacity.
What is a vassal?
A man who separates himself from society to dedicate his life to God.
What is a monk?
The Crusades were fought to regain this region from Muslim control.
What is the Holy Land?
Three elements formed the basis of the new European civilization after Rome fell.
What are Roman heritage, the Christian Church, and Germanic traditions?
This document limited the power of King John in 1215.
What is the Magna Carta?
A grant of land given to a vassal.
What is a fief?
In Medieval Europe, monks lived here to practice a life of prayer, worship, and study.
What are monasteries?
The Holy Land includes this important city sacred to Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
What is Jerusalem?
These invaders brought new customs and traditions that blended with Roman culture.
Who were the Germanic tribes?
The Magna Carta was signed at this location.
What is Runnymede?
Nobles offered this in return for military service and loyalty.
What is protection and land?
By the fourth century, the Church was organized under this central leader.
Who is the pope?
The religious group that launched the Crusades.
Who were European Christians?
This institution preserved learning and unity after the fall of Rome.
What is the Christian Church?
Common law replaced this type of legal system that varied from place to place.
What are local law codes?
Feudalism developed because royal governments could no longer do this.
What is defend their subjects?
This religion became the unifying force of medieval Europe.
What is Christianity?
One long-term effect of the Crusades was increased this between Europe and the Middle East.
What is trade?
The blending of Roman, Christian, and Germanic traditions created this historical period.
What is the Middle Ages?
The Magna Carta established the principle that even this person must obey the law.
Who is the king?