Chapter 11 pt.1
Popes used this title: it means " high priest"
Pontifex Maximus
What is the Carolingian Dynasty
The dynasty after Pepin line of Frankish Kings
The pope who crossed the Alps to Crown & said "anyone who might try to overthrow Pepin would be excommunicated"
Stephen II
Farms where the serfs worked
Manors
What is the Holy book of the Muslims
Koran
A way of life based upon the ownership and use of the land
Feudalism
What is a hierarchy?
persons arranged in a series according to the degree of their power
Who were the Vikings?
known as Norseman, blonde hair, blue-eyed German barbarians
What is a page
1st step of being a knight; age 7; household servant to the Lord
a religious building which housed a meteorite called the black stone
Kaaba
Who was Clovis
began the Merovingian series of kings; great military and political leader
Who was the pope who sent Bishop Boniface to Crown Pepin the king
Pope Zacharias
What is the Jousting?
the game where two knights fought to unseat the other on his horse
What is a squire?
2nd step of knighthood, age 15 or 16 personal servant to the lord or knight
What were Europe's version of the holy wars called
Crusades
Charles Martel received this nickname after the Battle of Tours
Hammer
What is the name of the battle that God help Clovis turn a losing battle into a great victory
Tolbiac
Who are the Franks?
German tribe who settled in western Europe; franks means "free"
Piece of land owned by one man who permitted another man to use it and return for certain promised services
Fife
The followers of Mohammed's religion
Muslims
What was the Treaty of Verdun
the treaty that divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts
The pope who helped fill the power Vacuum in Europe
Gregory the Great
Who wore heavy armor and fought on the back of horses with a variety of weapons?
Knights
Who are the mayors of the palace?
Government officials who did the king's duties
The Arabic word for god
Allah