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7-SS_9-1
Core7 SS Ch. 9 Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1,000 years? | The Middle Ages |
| Powerful Frankish leader who took over in 768 and built a European empire greater than any known since ancient Rome? | Charlemagne |
| A place where religious followers called monks practiced a life of prayer and worship? | monastery |
| A political and social system of the Middle Ages in which powerful nobles gave land to lesser nobles in exchange for service and loyalty? | feudalism |
| Powerful nobles who owned large pieces of land they distributed to lesser nobles? | lords |
| A peasant who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or vassal? | serf |
| Continuous stretch of land that includes Europe and Asia? | Eurasia |
| Group of Germanic people who conquered Gaul and established a powerful kingdom during the Middle Ages? | Franks |
| Scandinavian pirates who terrorized European coastal villages during the Middle Ages? | Vikings |
| Nobles who received land and protection from a lord in exchange for service and loyalty? | vassals |