Medieval Kings & Power
Frank who deposed the last Merovingian king and began Carolingian rule.
Who was Pepin the Short?
A person who swore loyalty to a lord in exchange for protection.
What is a vassal?
Prophet who founded Islam.
Who was Mohammed?
Major medieval trade gatherings held in northeastern France.
What were the Champagne Fairs?
Region of England ruled under Scandinavian law after Viking settlement.
What was the Danelaw?
Anglo‑Saxon noble killed at the Battle of Hastings.
Who was Harold Godwinson?
Land granted to a vassal in return for service.
What is a fief?
Holy book containing God’s revelations to Muhammad.
What is the Qu’ran?
Poets and musicians who performed lyrical songs in noble courts.
Who were the Troubadours?
1066 battle that determined control of England.
What was the Battle of Hastings?
Norman duke who conquered England in 1066.
Who was William of Normandy?
Leaving a field unplanted to restore nutrients.
What is fallow?
Controversy over the destruction of religious images in Byzantium.
What is iconoclasm?
Idealized form of noble romance emphasizing refined affection.
What is courtly love?
Cloth artwork depicting the Norman invasion.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
Crusading English king known for military skill and long captivity.
Who was Richard the Lionheart?
Agricultural system rotating crops across three fields.
What was the three‑field system?
Monumental domed church built under Justinian.
hat is the Hagia Sophia?
Organizations that regulated crafts, training, and trade in towns.
What are guilds?
Survey of English land and wealth completed in 1086.
What is the Domesday Book?
English king whose barons forced him to sign the Magna Carta.
Who was John ‘Lackland’?
Practice of dividing a fief among sub‑vassals.
What is subinfeudation?
Archbishop murdered after a dispute with Henry II.
Who was St. Thomas a’Becket?
Chaotic close‑quarters combat often seen in tournaments.
What is a melee?
Document signed in 1215 limiting royal power.
What is the Magna Carta?