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Europe in middle age
social studies period 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two most important rivers of Europe? | Rhine and Danube |
| What are the three geographys of Europe? | Mountains,Rivers,and Plains |
| What did Charlemagne do to become a just ruler? | Encouraged law and learning |
| When did Franks ruled much of present-day France and Germany? | By the 530's |
| Where are the mountains of Europe located? | In the North and the South of the continent. |
| How did Christianity spread across Europe? | Priests and monks traveled to convert from religion to the other |
| Why did some men and women join religious orders? | Because they many opportunities like safety, shelter, and food. |
| What did the church taught that humans were? | Sinful and weak |
| What are vows Monks took? | Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience |
| What were some common duties monks and nuns performed? | They spent their days studying the bible, praying, gardening, and caring for the sick and poor. |
| Why did feudalism begin? | The government could not protect the people |
| What is a serf ? | a peasant or slave |
| What does Manor mean? | the self-sufficient estate of a lord |
| what is a knight? | A protector of the lord |
| What is feudalism? | A system of government based on exchange |