Medieval Western Europe 500-1100 Part 2

The Church

100

What is excommunication?

getting kicked out of the church

200

Why did the Pope take on so much political power in early medieval Western Europe?

The collapse of the Western Roman Empire meant that most institutions were gone, so the Church filled the vacuum left by government and other institutions

300

Leader of the Christian Churches in a particular area are known as _______ and kings wanted to appoint them because ______________

Bishops

They were very influential

400

Name THREE things monasteries provided.

1. Care for poor and sick 

2. Hand-copied books

3. Schools and libraries

500

The first Viking raid in England was in the year ____ and took place at _______________ and it was significant because _______________________

1. 793

2. Monastery at Lindisfarne

3. Lindisfarne was the center of Christianity in the north of England

Miscellaneous

100

Why did the Viking raids stop?

They became Christians

200

The yearly Viking parliamentary meeting was known as the ___________, 

and 

mixing two or more things together to make something new is called _________________

Thing

syncretism

300

__________________ is when peasants must give a certain number of days of labor to the lord’s lands, 

while ________________ means that the oldest son inherits everything

Corvee labor

primogeniture

400

Name TWO effects geography had on Viking culture.

1. Proximity to the sea led to them becoming skilled shipbuilders and sailors

2. The rocky soil and short growing season meant they needed to look for land and crops elsewhere

500

(1) Name what feature made Viking ships so effective in quick raids

and 

(2) NAME THREE things about Vikings raids.

(1) They were capable of navigating shallow waters where attacks were unexpected

(2)

1. People were often taken prisoner and sold as slaves in the Muslim world

2. They frequently hit monasteries, since they were usually undefended

3. They were violent and quick, making it difficult for people to get away

Miscellaneous

100

Name TWO languages that Latin evolved into after the fall of the western Roman empire?

1. French

2. Spanish

3. Italian

4. Romanian
5. Portuguese
6. Others...
   
   

200

What was the significance of the Battle of Tours?

Western Europe would remain Christian, rather than become Muslim

300

Under feudalism, peasants provided ______and ________ to knights in exchange for ________and __________

labor and food

land to farm and protection

400

What were the THREE roots of medieval culture in western Europe?

1. beliefs of the western Church

2. classical heritage of Rome

3. customs of various Germanic tribes

500

Name THREE changes in England after the Norman invasion and ONE continuity.

CHANGES: 

1. Architecture

2. Increase in serfdom

3. Language

4. Decrease in slavery

CONTINUITY:

1. Monarchy
   
   
   
   
   
   

The Normans

100

TRUE OR FALSE: 

The Christian Normans spoke French, while the pagan Saxons spoke Latin.

FALSE: 

The Saxons were also Christians, and they spoke Old English (AKA Saxon)

200

The event that ruined the north of England such that thousands of people died of starvation in the following years

Harrying of the North

300

What does the Domesday Book reveal about Britain after the Norman Invasion?

Most of the Saxons had been stripped of their land within 20 years

400

Why did the Normans build castles in England? Give TWO reasons.

1. To intimidate their subjects so they would be less likely to rebel 

2. To protect themselves from their conquered Saxon subjects

500

Name THREE of Charlemagne's accomplishments.

1. Establishing a bureaucracy

2. Promoting literacy for poor and rich alike

3. Setting up standard weights & measures

Miscellaneous

100

The decline of trade in western Europe led to the manor system of self-sufficiency because

1. Trade became riskier so they had to make everything themselves

200

What is the main difference between serfs and peasants?

Serfs were tied to the land, peasants were not

300

The political and social system in which protection and land are provided in exchange for food and military service was known as __________, 

while the economic system in which people living on land together in a highly hierarchical society produce all the goods they need to survive was known as _____________.

1. Feudalism        
2. Manorialism  

400

During the early medieval period, Western Europe was invaded by which tribes?

1. Magyars from the east

2. Muslims from Spain

3. Vikings from the north

500

Name THREE major agricultural innovations in Western Europe during this time.

1. Crop rotation which left ⅓ of the land fallow ever year to allow the soil to recover

2. The horse collar that allowed faster horses to pull plows

3. Windmills