Early Middle Ages
Important People
Crusades
Feudalism/The Church
A Little bit of everything
100
Germanic tribe located in Gaul (present day France) that leave their cultural imprint in Europe
What is the Franks
100
first important Frankish king, starts expanding the empire and converts to Christianity
Who is Clovis
100
considered the Holy Land to Christians, Jews, and Muslims
What is Jerusalem
100
people at the bottom of the social hierarchy, worked on the manors in exchange for a place to stay and food to eat
Who are the peasants/serfs DAILY DOUBLE: True or False - A peasant could become a vassal by working their way up the social hierarchy.
100
an association or "union" of people belonging to the same work
What is a guild
200
governors employed by Charlemagne, had to take an oath to govern fairly
Who are the counts
200
most important of all Frankish kings
Who is Charlemagne DAILY DOUBLE: Why was Charlemagne considered the greatest of all Frankish kings?
200
warriors distinctive for the red cross they wore on their clothing
Who are Crusaders
200
a land grant given to a knight or vassal from a king
What is a fief
200
a skilled worker in training, was not paid, but provided food, clothing, and a place to stay
What is an apprentice
300
Charlemagne's assistants that are going to travel through out the empire and make sure the counts are abiding by oath
Who are the missi dominici DAILY DOUBLE: What does missi dominici mean?
300
religious leader that the Byzantine Emperor is going to ask for help to ward of the Muslim invaders
Who is Pope Urban II
300
Christians regain the Holy Land, considered the only successful Crusade for the Christians
What is the First Crusade DAILY DOUBLE: Why were so many Christian Europeans willing to join the fight for the Holy Land? (must give both reasons)
300
the social class below the kings, received land grants in exchange for their loyalty and protection to the king
Who are the vassals
300
a skilled worker in training, but receives wages from their master
What is a journeyman
400
agreement that split the Frankish kingdom into three sections
What is the Treaty of Verdun
400
name of the specific group of Muslims that take over the Holy Land in the early 1000s
Who are the Seljuk Turks
400
city that the Muslims are going to capture during the Second Crusade
What is Damascus
400
the Pope's advisors, also elect the Pope
Who are the cardinals
400
individuals or groups that made up the new middle class
Who are the merchants and skilled craftsmen
500
Charlemagne's grandsons that fight each other for more land and power
Who is Charles, Lothair, and Louis
500
Muslim leader that regains the Holy Land during the Third Crusade
Who is Saladin
500
Crusade that ended with Muslim control of the Holy Land and a truce between Muslim leader and European king
What is the Third Crusade
500
the act of the Church no longer recognizing an individual as a part of society
What is ex-communication
500
the path of the Bubonic Plague
What is China (silk road) to the Middle East (boarded merchant ships) to Italy - Italy to the rest of Europe
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