How tall was Charlemagne?
(Remember he was as tall as Ms. Sotelo)
6 foot 4 inches
You find them at the very top of feudal society.
What are the monarchs (kings and queens)
People that make sure villagers fulfilled their duties
What is a Lord?
What is the first stage to become a Knight?
Be a Page
The person that raised crops and tended livestock (farm animals).
What is a Peasant?
A peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked.
What is a Serf?
Kings and queens, high-ranking nobles, and wealthy lords lived in
What is a Castle?
The lord's house.
What is a Manor?
Warriors on horseback.
What are knights?
The people at bottom of the social system in the Feudalism system.
What are peasants?
When lords gave land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service.
What is fief?
Where did monarchs get their power?
Monarchs believed in the "divine right of kings," which meant that God gave them the right to rule.
A large estate where lords and wealthier knights lived.
What is Manor?
What are the Knights doing?
Jousting
The person that could not leave the lord's land without permission and had to farm his fields in exchange for a small plot of their own.
What is a serf?
The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection.
What is Feudalism
The greatest challenge people in Europe faced after the death of Charlemagne in 814.
What are the attacks of Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars?
Lords were responsible for managing and defending their manors and _________.
What is acting as judges?
The second stage of a knight's education that he had to complete before becoming a knight.
What is squire?
What is a Peasant?
The leader of the Franks, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
Most medieval monarchs believed that God gave them the right to
What is Rule?
Oversee the large household.
What is a Noblewomen/Ladies?
What responsibilities did a Knight have?
Show chivalry, fight, be loyal to the church and protect the helpless.
A leader that keeps peasants safe.
What is a King?