Spiking Vikings
The Viking invasions include England, Scotland, Ireland, every major European city and reach what is now Ukraine. They begin in this century...
The 8th
Louis the Pious gave the middle Kingdom of the Carolinian Dynasty to his brother...
Lothar
With the collapse of the Carolingian dynasty and attackers coming from nearly every direction, large, organized society declined and much of the Empire became...
Rural, agrarian and less educated
In feudal society, most land belonged to the King but some was owned by...
The Church
Feudalism had a lasting impact on the structure of society, making it very...
Stratified
The Vikings originate from Scandinavia, particularly this country...
Norway
After the Carolinian Dynasty was divided into three parts, the middle...
Collapsed immediately
With a large and ordered societal structure no longer in place, a new system evolved known as...
Feudalism
The King gave large estates to this group group, known as Lords or...
Tenants in Chief
In exchange for protection, some Lords demanded this from the Church...
A say in Church appointments
The Vikings were incredible warriors but they were also masters of...
The sea
As the the Carolinian Dynasty was falling apart, these Muslim invaders moved across southern Italy in the mid 9th century, attacking Rome...
The Saracens
Feudalism is defined as a contractual agreement between a...
King and his Vassals
An Tenant in Chief (or Lord) would receive land from the King. In return, the Tenant in Chief would give the King...
Military and political support
Feudalism led to serious abuses within The Church including nepotism and simony. Simony is...
The sale of Church positions
Viking invaders realized very quickly that a source of wealth could be found in these religious communities...
Monasteries
These pagan invaders moved across northern Europe in the late 9th century, attacking Paris...
The Vikings
A Vassal is anyone to whom the King gave land making them a ____________ of the King
Subject
Military support in the feudal system was provided by this group...
Knights
Feudalism led to serious abuses within The Church including nepotism and simony. Nepotism is...
The appointment of family members to important positions
A highly effective Viking tactic involved established bases in these locations to attack the monasteries...
The mouths of rivers
These 9th century invaders came from the east and threatened Constantinople...
The Slavs and Magyars
All Vassals took care of the land which was called a...
Fief
In the feudal structure Over Lords parceled out land to Local Lords and all the labor was provided by this group...
Peasants
Prior to the revolution inspired by St. Berno at Cluny, feudalism was having this effect on the institution he would help save...
Decline of the monastic system