Introduction
The Middle Ages began with the _________ of the Roman Empire.
What is fall?
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
"Charles the Great"
Who is Charlemagne?
The ____________ were fierce warriors from the North.
What is Vikings?
Feudalism provided people with
What is protection and safety and a stable social order?
People worked hard simply to
What is survive?
People who did not follow Roman ways
What is barbarians?
Charlemagne created a new __________, thus ____________________________.
What is empire, what is uniting much of Europe?
Three main groups threatened Western Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries
What are the Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings?
The largest landholder was the ________________, who then gave a ________________ to his noblemen in exchange for protection.
What is monarch, what is fief or land grant?
An economic and political system
What is feudalism?
The fall of Rome left
What is no central government or system of defense?
In return for their loyalty and service, the lord (ruler) rewarded the knight with
What is land and privileges?
What countries were the Vikings from?
What are Norway and Denmark?
Peasants, or "serfs", worked the land in exchange for a small plot of their own and rented it from the noble ruler. TRUE OR FALSE
What is TRUE?
A ruler or powerful landholder
What is a lord?
The Franks new style of warfare depended on troops of
What is knights on horseback?
The 15 year old, ambitious and early leader of the Franks who defeated the last of the Roman Empire
Who is Clovis?
Charlemagne's empire did not survive his death because
What is weak rulers who followed could not defend themselves against invasion?
Most lords and wealthier knights lived on manors which included _________________, that produced all of the ___________________, except _________________.
What is villages, what is goods that the people needed to survive, what is salt?
The people needed to protect themselves from conquest by
What is invading barbarians and neighboring kingdoms?
The most powerful rulers were those who
What is controlled the most land and had the greatest warriors?
What is military might, what is crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor?
Resisting invasion during a surprise Viking attack meant you would be
What is killed, seized, or taken back to Viking ships?
William, Duke of Normandy, wanted the crown and battled his cousin Harold for it. He defeated Harold and won the crown to become king at the
What is the Battle of Hastings?