Warriors
The warriors from Scandinavia who fought for land throughout Europe
Who are the Vikings?
The name of the empire that flourished for 1,000 years after Rome collapsed
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The lowest group on the European social hierarchy triangle
Who are the serfs/peasants?
The person who created a code of laws inspired by Christian morals
Who is Justinian?
The age in which a boy became a knight
What is 21 years old?
Knights had to obey these three masters
Who are their feudal lord, chosen lady, and heavenly father?
What is France?
The highest authority in all of Europe
What is the Pope?
The leader of the Franks who brought Christianity to the region
Who is Clovis?
The amount of years that the Byzantine Empire flourished for
What is 1,000 years?
The set of rules that knights had to abide by and the three ideal that they had to uphold
What is the code of chivalry? Loyalty, bravery, and courteousness?
The three countries that make up Scandinavia
What are Sweden, Norway, and Denmark?
Vikings were known as warriors, explorers, __________, and ___________
What are traders and farmers?
The Viking who is best known for discovering North America around 1000 A.D.
Who is Leif Erikson?
The term that is best defined as a large, narrow inlet of sea between two high cliffs
What is a fjord?
At age 14, knights-in-training were known as personal servants to knights, known as this
What are squires?
The mythical place that Vikings honored dead heroes at
What is Valhalla?
List at least four different components/characteristics of a lord's manor
What is a water source, serf cottages, farmland, lord's castle/house, forest, church, marketplace?
The leader of Russia in the 900s who eliminates all ties with Muslims and converts Russia to Byzantine Christianity
Who is Vladmir?
The types of things that girls learned in Viking society
What is spinning, weaving, milking animals, and gathering berries?
The two people groups who attacked from the East on horseback, but didn't take land-- only people
What are the Magyars and Mongols?
The region that the Muslims conquered
What is Northern Africa?
System of writing that the Vikings used
What are Runes?
The first pope to become involved in secular affairs
The four sections of the Justinian Code
What is the Digest, Institutes, Codex, and Novellae (Novels)?