Roots of the Middle Ages
This period is known as the "medieval" period
What is the Middle Ages?
These replaced Roman provinces after the empire fell
What are Germanic kingdoms?
This institution provided order after Rome fell
What is the Christian Church?
This was the land granted by a lord
What is a fief?
This is what warriors on horseback were called
What are knights?
This empire's decline helped bring about The Middle Ages
What is the Roman Empire?
These held Germanic society together instead of written laws
What is personal loyalty and family ties?
This is the reason the Church supported Clovis of the Franks
This is what a person was called who revceived land in return for service
What is a vassal?
This is the code that guided knightly behavior
What is chivalry?
Name one of the three roots of medieval European society
What is (Roman Heritage OR Catholic Church OR Germanic customs)?
This is the reason large-scale government was difficult in Germanic society
Loyalty was personal, not to a central governemnt
These people spread Christianity in Europe
Who are missionaries?
This is the type of service vassals often provided
What is military service?
These are the reasons why the military importance of knights declined
What are new weapons like cannon and longbows?
This term refers to the countryside, where people moved to when cities declined
What is "rural"?
These reasons caused Germanic warriors to fight fiercely for their leaders
What is personal loyalty and honor?
These places preserved learning and educated people
What are monasteries?
This is the reason feudalism developed in medieval Europe
What is to protect from invasions?
The Battle of Tours won by Charles Martel stopped this group from expanding into western Europe
Who are the Muslims?
This is the reason that trade collapsed, merchants disappeared and money became scarce
What are invasions?
This is the reason different languages arose from Latin
What is because the empire fragmented?
This pope expanded papal power by using church wealth for government, armies and diplomacy
Who is Pope Gregory I?
These are some people who question the term "feudalism" because they say it oversimplifies complex relationships
Who are historians?
The coronation of this person as Holy Roman Emperor joined Germanic power, the Church and Roman tradition
Who is Charlemagne?