People
By the 8th century, a man who served a lord in a military capacity was known as a ___________.
Vassal
The very famous Viking ships were longships or ....
Dragonships
political and social order that developed in the middle ages when governments could not protect its people.
Feudalism
uniform system of law that developed in England based on court decisions and on customs/usage rather than written
Common Law
Following Charlemagne's death, attacks from the north were carried out by this group of people from Scandinavia.
Vikings
Heavily armored cavalry with coats of mail and long lances.
Knights
Heavy wheeled plow, pulled by 6 or 8 Oxen, made farming way easier
Carruca
Unwritten agreement that bound the people of the middle ages to fulfill the duties of their position in the social order
Feudal Contract
Gave written recognition to the fact that the relationship between kings and vassals was based on mutual rights
Magna Carta
___was the idea of civilized behavior and a code of ethics that knights were expected to uphold
Chivalry
He conquered and unified a vast territory, including modern-day France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands in 800 AD.
Charlmagne
Why were 3 fields needed to farm in the Middle Ages? (what advantage?)
Multiple Harvests a year
A grant of land made to a vassal; the vassal held political authority within his ____
Fief
Representative government composed of 2 knights from every county and 2 people from each town
Parliament
Population growth in the high middle ages was enormous due to
Agriculture growth
Who invaded and conquered Britain in 1066?
Normans
People Used these to replace power provided by humans and animals
Wind/Water Mill
Kings, Dukes counts, barons, and even bishops who had large landed estates formed the aristocracy.
Nobles
The House of Lords consisted of
Nobles, wealthy people
agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked__________
Manor
Associations of people who worked at the same craft or trade during the Middle Ages
Guilds
This was the name of the fleet of trading ships that was built in Venice, Italy
Mercantile Fleet
why did Henry increase the number of criminal cases tried in the Kings court?
To gain as much power as possible
Middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professionals
Bourgoise
Peasants legally bound to the land
Serfs