Medieval Power Players
This document listed the rights of all citizens.
Magna Carta
This woman is credited with making chivalry what it was. She even went on the crusades with the men.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
This is the code of conduct knights were expected to obey
Chivalry
This is the process of clearing trees
Deforestation
This is a large Christian Church
Cathedral
This man became ruler of England by attacking the land across the English Channel.
William the Conquerer
This means that the weather is neither too hot nor too cold at any given time, and there are seasonal changes.
Temperate
This person would give an oath of loyalty in exchange for land and military service.
Vassal
This is the most fertile farmland in all of Europe
North European Plain
These were communities where monks lived and dedicated their lives to God
Monasteries
This time period lasted between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
Middle Ages
This was the area of Northern France home to many Vikings near the mouth of the Seine River
Normandy
This developed as a way to maintain peace in Europe. It was based on land and military service
Feudalism
This super continent combines Europe and Asia
Eurasia
This leader ordered that all Christian warriors should work to take Jerusalem its surrounding areas from the Muslims in 1095
Pope Urban II
This King signed the Magna Carta.
King John
This member of medieval society usually farmed or worked in a city craft shop
Serf
This is the land divided in a feudal contract
Fief
This is the landform created where the sea surges in between cliffs
Fjord
These were a series of holy wars fought over the control of Jerusalem
The Crusades
This man spread Christianity throughout Europe by force and grace.
Charlemagne
This was the name of the school started by Charlemagne.
Aachen
This is what was built on a fief
Manor
This is a river deep enough to be traveled by a boat
Navigable
This is a person that is considered to be holy
Saint