Feudalism
The lowest class in the feudal system
What are serfs/peasants?
This document limited the power of the English king.
What is the Magna Carta?
This peasant girl claimed that God told her to save France and led the country to victory over England.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This was the gradual reconquest of Spain by Christian Europeans.
What is the Reconquista?
This city was the primary target of the Crusades and one of the holiest cities in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
What is Jerusalem?
This is given by lords in return for land and status.
What is soldiers, taxes, and loyalty?
This king was forced to sign the Magna Carta by his nobles.
Who is King John?
This was a long, bloody war fought between England and France for control of France.
What is the Hundred Years War?
These two rulers united Spain with their marriage and were known for funding the voyage of Christopher Colombus.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
This fair, generous ruler was the commander of the Muslim forces in the Crusades and is known for winning the Third Crusade and defeating Richard the Lionhearted.
Who is Saladin?
This group is considered "above" or outside of the Feudal system.
This man, originally from Normandy in France, conquered England and became the King.
Who is William the Conqueror?
This Frankish king is considered to be the first king of France.
Who is Clovis?
This was the campaign by Spanish rulers to convert Spain to Christianity by any means necessary.
This animal is known for harboring the fleas that spread the Black Death to Europe.
What are rats?
The land given out in return for service and loyalty.
What is a fief?
This body of government was founded to make laws for England and limited the power of the king.
What is Parliament?
This king expanded France, built many schools and roads, and was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in the year 800 AD.
Who is Charlemagne?
This king of Spain is known for being crowned the Holy Roman Emperor and expanding his empire into Mexico and South America.
Who is Charles V?
As a result of the Black Plague, this system began to collapse.
The term for someone who serves a lord.
What is a vassal?
This idea states that everyone, even the king, is equal under the law and that there is one unified body of law.
What is common law?
In this battle, the Christians, led by Charles The Hammer, defeated the Muslims and stopped their invasion into Europe.
What is the Battle of Tours?
This group ruled Spain before the Christians reconquered it.
Who are the Muslims/Romans/Carthage?
As a result of both the plague and the failures of the Crusades, this group lost power in Europe.
What is the Church?