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100
This is the vocabulary word for steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea
What are fjords?
100
What is the vocabulary term that describes most peasants in medieval European society? These people could not leave the manor, own property, or marry without the lord's permission. They worked long hours on the lord's land and performed services for the lord. They spent three days a week working for the lord and the rest of the time they worked for themselves.
Serf
100
This man was the son of Pepin. He made Aachen the capital of his empire and was also known as Charles the Great.
Who was Charlemagne?
100
The barbaric and savage vikings were from this place.
Scandinavia
100
At what age was a knight-in-training called a page?
7-8 years old
200
The vocabulary term for an agreemaent between the pope and a ruler of a country.
What is a concordat?
200
What is the vocabulary word that means to exclude a person from church membership?
Wht does Excommunicate mean?
200
This man was the most powerful mayor? He wanted to unite all the Frankish nobles under his rule. The head of the Catholic Church (the pope) supported this man. Under this man's rule, the Franks defeated the muslims at the Battle of Tours.
Who was Charles Martel?
200
This place is a part of Belgium today. It was the center of trade for northern Europe during the Middle Ages. This area was known for its woolen cloth.
Flanders
200
The lands of the fiefs of the Middle Ages.
What is a manor?
300
What is the vocabulary word describing people wo are sent out to teach about their religion?
Missionaries
300
What is the vocabulary term that describes a noble warrior who fought on horseback?
Knight
300
This was the man that the pope declared emperor of the Romans in A.D. 962 because he fouhgt the Magyars and sent troops to Italy to protect the pope.
Who was Otto I?
300
This area was Otto I's territory and included most of Germany and northern Italy.
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
300
Name the two groups of workers on the manor.
Who were serfs and freeman?
400
What is the vocabulary term that describes the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty.Fief
Fief
400
What is the vocabulary term that describes a medieval buisness group formed by craftspeople and merchants?
Guild
400
Who was the man who was the head of the Roman church from A.D. 590 until A.D. 604? This man wanted all of Europe to become Christian. In A.D. 597 he sent 40 monks to southern Britian to teach Christianity.
Gregory the Great (Pope Gregory I)
400
Charlemagne made this place the capital of his empire.
What is Aachen?
400
At age 15, a knight-in- training called was called this.
What is a squire?
500
What is the vocabulary term that describes a social order in which landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services such as farming the land or fighting in a noble's army?
Feudalism
500
What is the vocabulary term for a noble who served a lord of a higher rank? In return this nobleman received the lord's protection.
vassal
500
What is the name of the people who began raiding Europe during the A.D. 700s and A.D. 800s? They robbed villages and churches, stealing anything of value.
Vikings
500
This place became a major trading center by A.D. 1000.
Venice
500
These places were built to withstand attack during times of war. They were often constructed on high ground or surrounded by moats to make attacks more difficult.
What is a castle?
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