Carolingian Renaissance (Kayla and Claudia)
What is the most common religion practiced during the Carolingian Renaissance?
Christianity
What is the knights purpose?
To protect the kingdom.
How much wine were monks permitted to drink?
A hemina (half a liter of wine)
What is a Serf?
The lowest class (Peasents)
Who ruled a kingdom?
a king
When did the Carolingian Renaissance take place?
8th-9th century
Did the knights pratice talking to the church or writing love songs?
They practice writing love songs.
Why would monks need to sleep in their garments?
So that they would arise ready to serve the lord.
What is the land called that the Surf cannot leave?
a fief
What was a knights role to a lord?
What is loyalty and service
Which leader started the Carolingian Renaissance? What group of people was he from?
Charlemange, The Frankish Kingdom
What does it take to become a lord
What kind of work did the monks have to do?
Manual work; usually concerning chopping of wood or moving heavy objects.
Who typically lived in manors?
Lords
What is divine right theory?
What is the idea that royalty was put in place by God
How long did charlemagne rule for?
768 to 814 CE
Are vassals and lords the same?
No, they are below the lords, but above the knight.
What was the twelfth grade of humiltiy?
Twelfth grade- show humility to all who see him
What did the surfs have to do for their lords?
They had to work on the feifs that were given to them
What were the parts of a kings land?
What is a castle, manor, peasant homes, fields, forests
How did charlemagne die?
a fever
What is the oath that the Knights had to take?
The Oath of Fealty
Eleventh grade- speak slowly without laughter
What was the main thing done on the feifs by the surfs?
Farming and harvesting crops
What was the name of three kings or queens in middle ages Europe?
Who is William I 'the Conqueror', Henry II , William II