The Church
The patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church
Who is the pope?
The first Frankish king
Who is Clovis?
What is the Roman Empire?
Received a portion of a fief in exchange for service to a lord.
What is a vassal?
His army attacked Harold Godwinson's shield wall repeatedly until it broke through at the Battle of Hastings
Who is William of Normandy?
He leads services and instructs people how to live and worship
Who is the priest?
Mayor of the palace who united Franks and defeated the Muslims at Tours
Who is Charles Martel?
Which sacrament must people confess their sins to God?
What is confession?
Tended his lord's fields and could not leave the manor without his lord's permission
What is a serf?
This trial used local people and their knowledge of a case to help decide the outcome of a trial.
What is trial by jury?
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that this removes original sin
What is baptism?
Crowned emperor of a revived Western Roman Empire
Who is Charlemagne?
Brought a rebirth of learning
What is the Renaissance?
Under the feudal system, who had much power and who had little freedom?
Who is lords and peasants?
This trail involved tying an accused person up and throwing him into deep water to see if he would sink or float
What is trial by ordeal?
The Benedictine Rule was a set of rules for who to follow
Who is a monk?
This person made an alliance with the Roman Catholic Church that affected politics and religion for several countries
Who is Pepin the Short?
Castles served as both homes and (blank) fortresses
What is military?
A system where local landowners provided protection for people because there was no strong central government
What is feudalism?
This person developed England's legal system by taking control over cases that had been handled locally before his time.
Who is Henry II?
The Roman Catholic Church become less or more influential when barbarian tribes invaded the Western Roman Empire
What is more?
William the Conqueror began a new royal line called...
Who are the Normans?
The influence of this can be seen in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights
What is the Magna Carta
Famine, plague, war, the growth of towns, and the Crusades all helped to weaken feudalism by limiting the power of this group.
Who are the nobles?
This group caused uncertainty and fear in Western Europe because their attacks were sudden and destructive
Who are the Vikings?