Euro Geography and Early Medieval Times (2.1)
Land mass surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
The Vikings come from this part of the world
Scandinavia
The most powerful person in the catholic church
The Pope
What is a noble?
Local ruler who holds power
King John was forced to sign this document which took away some of his power
The Magna Carta
Large path of water cutting between two land masses
Channel
The Knights belong to this social class
Nobles/Vassals
Church organizations led my monks and nuns
Monasteries
Who is at the bottom of the feudalism pyramid
Peasants/serfs
What is common law?
This major event led to the "The dark ages"
The fall of Rome
Knights follow this code of conduct
Chivalry
Aside from teaching the Bible, what else did the Church do in European society (2 things)
Schools
Hospitals
Pope gave blessing to kings
Preserved/copied books
What was the main form of payment in feudalism
Land/Fief
The right of everyone to have a fair trial by jury
Habeas Corpus
England/Ireland have a cool overcast climate because of this weather pattern
Gulf Streams
Fjords- Led them to build ships, Travel the world
Little Farm land led them to raid for food
The defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Give me 2 reasons that Feudalism led to the growth of cities
Europe was safer
Nobles could pay for roads and trade
The Population grew
What were two positive impacts of the Crusades
Good maps were made
Trade increased