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Jewell Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The years between ancient times and modern times is known as the ___________ ? | Middle Ages |
| Who became king of the franks in 768 A.D. ? | Charlemange |
| What are Charlemange's policies? | Establishing schools, spreading christianity, issueing money, and improving the economy |
| Charlemange's leadership held his kingdom together, but after his death Europe was ____________? | divided again |
| In 800 A.D the _________ who came from the northern regions of Europe attacked the rest of Europe. These attacks lasted for about 300 years. the Vikings could never reunite the rest of Europe into a single empire. | vikings |
| A type of government called ____________ developed during the middle ages. | Feudalism |
| Under Feudalism, land was owned by _____________ but held by _________ in turn for their loyalty. | Kings or lords,& vassals |
| A share of land given to a vassal by his lord was called a ___________. | fief (feef) |
| Lords promised to treat their vassals with __________ and would consult them before making laws or going to war. | honor |
| Vassals were expected to _________________ that would fight for his lord. | raise and lead armies |
| __________ were often vassals. A knight would recieve honor and land in exchange for serving his lord as a soldier. | knights |
| A ____________ was a young boy who was training to be knight. | squire |
| ____________ was the way Europeans organized their economy in the Middle Ages. | Manorlism |
| A manor was a large _______ that inclued farm fields, pastures and often entire villages. | estate |
| ______________ class learned how to run the manor when the lord was off on business or war. | Women of the noble |
| The majority of people in the Middle Ages were _______. | Peasants |
| ___________ were pesants who were considered to be part of the manor. | serfs |
| Where and when were Cathedrals built | In Western Europe between 1100 and 1400 AD |
| What type of architecture was used to build Cathedrals???? | Gothic |
| What religion were most people in the middle ages | Roman Catholic |
| What was the Roman Catholic Church known as? | " The Church" |
| What type of economic powers did " The Church" | collect taxes, recieve fiefs from lords, the church was the biggest land owner in the middle ages |
| Who are people with authority who perform religious services? | Clergy |
| Through religious and economic power the Church grew into a? | Polical power |
| What could happen to people who didn't obey the laws of the Church could be? | excommunicated |
| What is being expelled from membership in the church called? | excommunicated |
| Who is the head of the Church? | Pope |
| Why did people start to travel more? | They felt safer |
| When was Feudalism well established? | A.D. 1000 |
| What caused towns to start to grow | trade |
| Towns and cities were not self___________. | sufficient |
| What was the social class between the nobles and peasants? | Middle Class |
| What were guilds? | Association of merchants, traders, and crafts workers |
| What was the role of the guilds? | To set prices prevent outsiders from selling goods set standards of qaulity and paid dues for needy member |
| What is an untrained worker being trained? | Apprentice |
| What is the Black Death? | the bubonic plague |