Carolingian Empire
Name one group that Charlemagne conquered
Lombards, Saxons, Bavarians
This is what divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts (give the year)
Treaty of Verdun, 843
Type of land granted in exchange for military service
Fief
True or false: the population of Europe roughly doubled between 1000 and 1340
True! 38.5 to 73.5 million
A rule that forbade fighting on Sundays and primary feast days
"Truce of God"
Who crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor, and what year?
Pope Leo III, Christmas 800 AD
This is about how many men could fit in a Viking boat
About 50
Someone who swears an oath of loyalty to someone they will fight for, when needed
Vassal
How many acres of forests were cut down to make room for agriculture
Millions!
A place in the heart of a castle where people lived and worked
The keep
This is a room where monks would copy major literary works and the Bible
Scriptorium
Name one region the Vikings successfully invaded
England, Ireland, Iceland, Normandy, Spain
The origin of our word "chivalry"
French "chevalier" for horseman
A heavy, wheeled plow with an iron plowshare that enabled more efficient farming
Carruca
A word for direct combat between two knights at a tournament
Joust
This is the greatest scholar of Charlemagne's day
Alcuin of York
This is a Mediterranean island that the Muslims successfully invaded
Sicily
Manor
A word for a field that is not being used on purpose in order to let the soil develop more nutrients
Fallow
The church tried to prevent and end this thing in order to preserve social stability
Divorce
This is roughly the percentage of Roman works that we have today thanks to the Carolingian monks copying them
About 90%
This people group established the kingdom of Hungary
Magyars
A peasant who works land owned by a lord
Serf
A smart invention used to grind grain into flour
Watermills
These wars made Christians feel better about waging war and violence
Crusades