Meddlin' Words
they were armored warriors who fought on horseback
What is a Knight?
Another name for the Middle Ages
What is the Medieval Period?
My last name is Old French for “Hammer,” I led armies & made policies unofficially and had more power than the king
Who is Charles Martel?
The 4 levels of the Feudal Pyramid, IN ORDER
What is King, Nobles & Church Officials, Knights, and Peasants?
This clay tablet helped us translate Hieroglyphics using the other language on it, Ancient Greek
What is the Rosetta stone?
Point this at me and I'll send you to SSSO
What is Middle Finger?
these are religious communities filled with Christian men devoted to God called monks
What are monasteries?
The event that ushered in the era known as the Middle Ages in Europe
What is the fall of the Roman Empire?
We were the Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul & established a great empire
Who are the Franks?
This was a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals
Who is a Lord?
They translate to "Old Stone Age" and "New Stone Age" respectively
What is Paleolithic & Neolithic?
Jimmy Eats World's most famous song that begins, "Hey! Don't write yourself off yet, It's only in your head to feel left out, or looked down on"
What is The Middle?
This was a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and service
Who is a Vassal?
The institution provided order & security during the Middle Ages
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
I united the Franks, became their leader, and introduced them to Christianity
Who is Clovis?
Peasants had to pay taxes on these two thing in a Manor
What is tax on grain grounds & marriage?
This phrase means "Roman Peace" which lasted for 200 years
What is Pax Romana?
The setting of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
What is Middle Earth?
a family’s payment of one-tenth of its income to a church
What is a Tithe?
These were the 3 series of change that were brought on by the Germanic Invasion
What are Disruption of Trade, Downfall of Cities, and Population Shift?
My last name means “The Great,” I was six feet, four inches, I strengthened his royal power by limiting the authority of nobles, and I encouraged learning by opening schools
Who is Charlemagne?
These 3 things describe the Feudal system
What is the system of governing & landholding, was based on rights & obligations, & depended on the Control of Land?
In Ancient Greece, she was known as the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom
Who is Athena?
No, they're not a super hero, they're just an intermediary or agent between two parties
Who is a middleman?
An estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe
What is a Fief?
Name ALL 5 Romantic Languages
What is Spanish, Italian, Frenchm Portuguese, and Romanian?
I was the son of Charlemagne who was a devout Christian but a terrible ruler
Who is Louis the Pious?
The descriptions of Knights, Nobles & Church Officials, and Peasants
What are those who fight, those who read & write, and those who work?
The 5 Significant Characteristic of Civilization
What is Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers, Complex Institutions, Advanced Technology, and Record Keeping?
These famous people are examples of this type of individual: Princess Diana, Martin Luther King, Michael Jordan, Walt Disney, and John F. Kennedy
What is Middle Child?
Mayor of the Palace
What is Major Domo?
This is why the Catholic Church was so important during the Middle Ages
What is they provided education, shelter & protection, and hope?
I was the son of Charles Martel who started the Carolingian Dynasty, with help from the pope
Who is Pepin the Short?
This was the description of the Manor system in Medieval Europe
What is rested on a set of rights & obligations between a lord & his serfs, the lord provided serfs with housing, farmland, & protection from bandits, serfs tended to the lord’s lands, cared for his animals, & performed other tasks to maintain the estate, and all peasants, whether free or serf, owed the lord a few days of labor each week & certain amount of the grain?
The Akkadians were the first to create this long lasting system that we use today
What is the mailing system?
A figure of speech meaning "standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes"
What is Middle of the Road?