FEUDALISM
Also called the Medieval Period or the Dark Ages
What is the Middle Ages
Knights displayed courage and valor in combat, were devoted to the Lord, and respected women
What was the Knight's Code of Chivalry?
A loss of a common language, decline in learning, trade disrupted, and the downfall of the cities
What happened as a result of invasions by the Vikings and the Magyars
Form of government based on landholding
What is feudalsim"
Other languages-English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish-developed as a result of this
What happened as a result of common a common language, Latin, in the Medieval Period?
Comparable to slaves in the American south, they were "bound to the land", worked hard their entire lives, and would never be anything but what they were
What were the serf/peasants?
Population became illiterate, people in rural areas had no access to schools or libraries
Why was the Middle Ages/Medieval Period also referred to as the "Dark Ages"?
Became ruler of the Frankish Kingdom in 768, devout Christian, illiterate but supported leaning, and expanded the Frankish Kingdom into the Carolingian Empire
Who was Charlemagne?
The manor produced everything it needed
What does "self sustaining" mean?
He was named Emperor of the Roman Empire even though he wasn't Roman/Italian, he was Germanic
Who was Charlemagne?