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Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was on of the Germanic invaders' weaknesses? | They couldn't read or write. |
| How did the Latin language die down? | German - speaking people mixed in with Roman - peaking people; Latin wasn't known to everyone. People stopped speaking it. |
| What is one of the results of the fall of Rome? | Disruption of trade |
| Describe a manor. | A lord's estate and the economic system |
| What did a Medieval Manor have? | A church, cottages, farmland to grow crops and domesticate animals, forest-provided wood for fuel, mill-water-powered mill for grinding grain, manor house-the place where the lord and his family lived, castle - lords, lesser lords and knights |
| What was the social class structure? | King / pope, nobles, lesser lords - vassals. knights, peasants / serfs |
| Eight features of civilization: | Government: monarchy, religion: Christianity, Class Structure: Feudalism |
| What was the main group of the Germanic trade? | The Franks |
| Who was the most important in this time of history? | The knights; they were constantly at war; most important warriors |
| What happened when nobles won battles? | They have some of their land to their knights. |
| Who was allowed to train to become a knight? | Only a boy of noble birth. |
| What was similar to knighthood? | Someone's educational career; elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. |