Medieval Geography
Why is Europe sometimes described as the "peninsula of peninsulas"?
What is to draw attention to the fact that Europe is relatively small, elongated appendage to Asia, and that a large part of Europe is made up of peninsulas
Who was at the top of the feudal pyramid?
What is kings
How much land did lords get to keep for own use?
What is 1/4 to 1/3
What is the connection between the development of agricultural technology and the end of the manor system?
What is Horse Collar, Iron Plow , Iron Horseshoes, Windmills, and Watermills
What advance in military technology made knights obsolete?
What is the Long bow
What is one fact about Europe's geography?
What is
The Pyrenees, The Alps, and The Carpathians divide Europe's southern Alpine region from the Hilly central uplands
Who was at the bottom of the feudal pyramid?
What is serfs
2 most popular ways lords died?
What is Diseases and killed in war
What is the connection between the development of agricultural technology and the end of the manor system?
What is Population grew, peasants making products, nutrition improved, more easier work, peasants bargain for lower rent, and wealthy class of landowning Peasants
Why did peasants become more important?
What is because military services became easier to train with better weapons
What is another fact about Europe's Geography?
What is Northern Europe is relatively flat
What is a Centralized Government?
What is power concentrated at the center, local governments are subject to its authority
(The wheel)
What did serfs need from the lords to leave their land?
What is permission
What are two advances in agricultural technology?
Horse collar, horse shoe , and heavy plow
What advance in military technology made castles obsolete?
What is Cannons
True or False The Holy Roman Empire is the largest kingdom of medieval Europe?
What is True
What is a Decentralized Government?
What is power concentrated by local governments
(Polka dots)
What did each manor include?
What is a large house/castle, pastures, fields and forests
What was the Carruca?
What is a heavy plow
Why did peasants become more important?
What is because military services became easier to train
True or False Spain is southeast of The Holy Roman Empire?
What is False
What conditions were necessary for each party to remove themselves from the contract.
What is Lords could get out of the contract if attempted murder of retainer or tries to put vassal in slavery, Retainers/ vassals could get out of the contract if Failure to meet any obligation
What did peasants give to knights for allowing them to farm land?
What is food
How did the horse collar help society?
What is it made work easier for the horses
What did advances in military technology help protect the townspeople from?
What is Barbarian invasions