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Feudalism
2nd Feudalism
100
To exclude a person from church membership?
Excommunicate
100
Germanic people who settled in the area known today as France?
Franks
100
A warrior in armor who fought on horseback.
Knight
100
In medieval towns, the townspeople paid _______ to the lord in exchange for basic rights.
taxes
200
A steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea?
Fjord
200
Between 800 and 900 AD Europe was invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and who else?
Vikings (Norsemen)
200
Italian city that was a major trading center.
Venice
200
Because the buildings were made of wood and closely spaced, medieval cities could be easily destroyed by...
Fire
300
The capital of Charlemagne's empire?
Aachen
300
Seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and opportunities for ______.
Trade
300
The center of trade in northern Europe.
Flanders
300
Under _______, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services.
feudalism
400
An agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country?
Concordat
400
In 1073, Pope Gregory VII forbid kings from appointing high-ranking ________ officials. 
Church
400
A person who worked the lord's land.
serf
400
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages the made turning soil faster were the horse collar and what else?
wheeled plow
500
German king the pope declared emperor of the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE?
Otto I
500
Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in _________ for all people.
education
500
Land granted to a vassal, or knight.
fief
500
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of what?
Chivalry