The Medieval Period
The _______is the patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
Who was the first Frankish king?
Clovis
When central governments were weak, the lords in Western Europe worked well together to keep peace in their regions.
False
______ developed England's legal system by taking control over cases that had been handled locally before his time
Henry II
The influence of the Magna Carta can be seen in the US Constitution and Bill of ______.
Rights
The _________ leads services and instructs people how to live and worship
priest
Who was crowned emperor of a revived Western Roman Empire?
Charlemagne
The _______ caused uncertainty and fear in Western Europe because their attacks were sudden and destructive.
Vikings
________ _________ started a revolt that led to the signing of the Magna Carta
English nobles
Castles served as both homes and ______ fortresses.
military
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that __________removes original sin.
baptism
Pepin the Short made an alliance with the ___________ Church that affected politics and religion for several centuries.
Roman Catholic or Catholic
A _______ tended his lord's fields and could not leave the manor without his lord's permission.
serf
William the Conqueror began a new royal line called the _________.
Normans
Famine, plague, war, the growth of towns, and the Crusades all helped to weaken feudalism by limiting the power of what group of people?
nobles
The Benedictine Rule was a set of rules for _______to follow.
monks
_______ was a mayor of the palace who united the Franks and defeated the Muslims at Tours.
Charles Martel
A __________ received a portion of a fief in exchange for service to a lord
vassal
The Renaissance brought a rebirth of ___________.
learning
Where is the Atlantic Ocean in relation to Germany?
West
What is the sacrament of penance?
People must confess their sins to the priest
Penance enables people to merit forgiveness for sins committed after baptism
What were some factors that lead to the weakening of the Carolingian Empire after Charlemagne's death
- The empire was too big for Louis the Pious to rule successfully
- Louis the Pious divided the empire among his sons, and they fought over its territory
Under the feudal system, ______ had much power and ________ had little freedom.
lords, peasants
Where is the North Sea in relation to Germany?
North
Why did the medieval period begin?
The Roman Empire fell
What are some significant accomplishments of Charlemagne's reign?
- He extended the Frankish kingdom to its greatest size
- He promoted learning by hiring scholars and starting schools
Describe the system of feudalism. (Do not say land=power, be specific with your wording)
Local landowners provided protection for people because there was no strong central government.
Tying an accused person up and throwing him into deep water to see if he would sink or float was an example of trial by ________.
ordeal
ALL PLAY Name a country that borders Germany (+50 points per correct country named) 9 total
Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands
Why did the Roman Catholic Church become more influential during the middle ages?
When barbarian tribes invaded the Western Roman Empire, the people looked to the Roman Catholic Church for structure and authority
ALL PLAY Explain the languages that developed in both Western and Eastern Europe during the Frankish Empire. Why was there such a change?
Eastern Europe spoke German
Western Europe French
The language of Rome (Latin) influenced the western Frankish Empire and all Romance languages due to the territory it held. Meanwhile, German territory was not part of the Roman Empire, so the Germanic languages developed in the east.
ALL PLAY Describe the steps of becoming a knight. Include terms page and squire.
A boy pursuing knighthood could become a page when he was seven years old. He lived in the home of another noble, where he learned horsemanship and fighting skills. The page did chores for the lord and lady of the castle.
At age fourteen, a page became a squire, a servant to a knight. The squire helped his master dress, accompanied him on hunts and in battles, and cared for his master's horse. A squire continued his lessons in archery, swordsmanship, and lance fighting. He could become a knight at the age of 21.
A squire was sometimes knighted on the battlefield, but most received knighthood in a special religious ceremony. The squire would spend the night in a church praying. In the morning other knights dressed him in his armor. The knight knelt before his lord, who touched him on the shoulder with a sword and declared him a knight.
How did William of Normandy win the Battle of Hastings?
His army attacked Harold Godwinson's shield wall repeatedly until it broke through.
ALL PLAY Name one country that borders France (+50 per extra country named) 8 TOTAL
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Andorra