Didn't fall in a day
These were frequent targets of attack and were abandoned as trade collapsed and danger increased.
Cities
Declared the "Holy Roman Emperor" by Pope Leo, he tried to revitalize Western Europe by encouraging education, introducing better farming methods and reinvigorating the economy.
Charlemagne
The reason the Vikings left their homeland of Scandinavia was...
The land grant that was given by a lord to his vassal
Fief
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church whose authority was established by the apostle Peter
The Pope
These formed throughout Western Europe as Germanic tribes settled and toppled the Roman central government.
Germanic kingdoms
This Frankish king decided to convert to Christianity to bring unity to his new kingdom and to form an alliance with the Roman Catholic Church.
Clovis
The biggest advancement the Vikings had which allowed them to sail up rivers as well as cross oceans.
The Viking longship
Who held most of the power during the Middle Ages of Western Europe?
The nobles (vassals)
During the Middle Ages, the clergy were the only people at the time that were...
Literate
The year that the last Roman emperor was kicked off the throne in the west officially ending the Western half of the Roman Empire.
476
At this famous battle, the Franks defeated the Muslims thereby ending their advance into Western Europe and officially became the most important political force in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
The Battle of Tours
One of the many places the Vikings eventually settled...
Iceland, Greenland, Russia, England, France, the Byzantine Empire, North America
A specially trained soldier who fought on horseback and received either land or money to fight for their lord
Knight
How did Christianity and the Church create unity among the people of Western Europe?
Shared beliefs and a sense of belonging
These religious communities became the guardians of education and literature during the Dark Ages.
Monasteries
This is the name of the former Roman province in which the kingdom of the Franks formed.
Gaul
The Vikings were the first Europeans to settle in
North America
The three masters that knights promised to fight for in the Code of Chivarly..
Their heavenly lord
Their feudal lord
Their chosen lady
How could one achieve salvation according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church?
Receiving the sacraments and obeying the teachings of the church
Amidst the collapse of long distance trade, a new economic arrangement formed during the Middle Ages where everything was produced locally. (you need to say the actual name)
Manor System
Name at least 3 modern countries contained in the Carolingian empire under Charlemagne.
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands
The region where the Vikings were settled in northern France
Normandy
Why was social mobility limited during the Middle Ages?
Land was wealth and it was difficult to get land
The system of justice and courts established by the Roman Catholic Church to guide conduct.
Canon Law