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The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (time of transition)
What is the Middle Ages
Code of conduct knights lived by
What is Chivalry
Place where nuns lived
What is a Convent
military expeditions to win back the Holy Land
What are the Crusades
Townspeople gained these 4 rights
What is freedom, exemption, town justice, commercial privileges
A receiver of land by feudal tenure on certain conditions
What is a Vassal
From Scandinavian countries who traveled by sea using harsh treatment, axes and large dogs to frighten people
What are the Vikings
The lords messengers
What is Missi Dominici
This crusade was considered "successful"
What is the 1st
Traveling singers of love and chivalry
What are Troubadours
Estate of land, held on feudal service
What is a Fief
The greatest Frankish King
Who is Charlemagne
Ruled in England from 1066 to 1087
Who is William the Conqueror
Weapons, catapults, and gunpowder where results of this
What are the Crusades
This style of architecture emerged later w/ tall spires, walls, etc (everything reaches towards heaven)
What is Gothic
Another word for peasant
What is a Serf
A person believing in religious heresy
What is a Heretic
This document protected the rights of nobles and ordinary people
What is the Magna Carta
These were held at churches, festivals, and fairs
What are Trade Markets
This war was between England and France and lasted for 116 years
What is the Hundred Years War
Soldier in armor
What is a Knight
The popes advisors
Who are the Cardinals
Devastating plague the struck Europe during the Middle Ages
What is the Black Death
These 3 things were the first steps toward Market Economy
What is manufacturing, banking, investing
This woman, among other things, helped the French win the Hundred Years War
Who is Joan of Arc