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Klabunde History 11
Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Under Germanic law, if an accused person was unharmed after a physical trial, or _____________, he or she was presumed innocent. | ordeal--physical trial |
| The Vikings were made part of European civilization by: | the Frankish policy of settling them an converting them to Christianity |
| The most important gift a lord could give to a vassal was: | a piece of land |
| The _____ was a set of unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal. | feudal contract |
| The push for the Crusades: | economic, social, and political goals as well as religious motives. Muslims controlled Palestine (the Holy Land) and threatÂened Constantinople. |
| What techniques did Charlemagne use to control his kingdom? | 1. He divided the kingdom into districts 2. He delegated authority/limited power to loyal nobles. 3. He send messengers to report on provinces. |
| You can best describe the Carolingian Empire that Charlemagne created as: | expanding and well administered |
| Serfs were different from peasants, in that serfs: | were legally bound to the land upon which they worked and lived. |
| The struggle between Henry the IV and Gregory VII was known as | the Investiture Controversy |
| Dominic de Guzman believed the best way to attack heresy was: | the formation of a new religious order of men who lived lives of poverty an preached effectively. |
| Joan of Arc brought the Hundred Years' War to a decisive turning point | inspiring the French with her faith. |
| Lay investiture was a practice by which: | secular rulers both chose nominees to church offices and gave them the symbols of their office. |
| The Inquisition was: | the court created by the Catholic Church to find and try heretics; thousands died |
| The Black Death (the Bubonic plague) originated in China and killed nearly 38 million people; also resulted in: | the end of feudalism |
| The ______ became the basis for much of the legal system in Europe. | Justinian Code |
| Germanic invasions caused all of the following except: | anti-Semitism |
| A man who separates himself from ordinary society in order to pursue a life of dedication to God is a: | monk |
| The region of land given by the west Frankish kind to the Vikings came to be called: | Normandy |
| Another term for "holy war" to take control of the Holy Land is: | Tournaments |
| Pope Urban II: | called for a holy war in 1093, starting the first Crusade |
| To give the church 1/10 of your income: | tithe |
| The separation between the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church of the West was called: | schism |
| The practice of a person who is not a member of the clergy to grant the position of bishop is called: | lay investiture |
| The head of the East Orthodox Christian Church: | Patriarch |
| Joan of Arc: | led the French army on to victory in the Hundred Years' War; accused of heresy and burned at the stake |
| ordeal | means of determining guilt under Germanic Law |
| Benedict | founded a community of monks that became the model for Roman Catholic monasticism. |
| Charlemagne | created the Carolingian Empire; appointed by the Pope |
| Vikings | they were invaders from Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway); the women fought alongside the men |
| vassal | a man who served a lord |
| knight | heavily armored cavalry soldier |
| joust | a contest between knights on horseback |
| sacraments | religious ceremonies that led to achieving salvation |
| fief | grant of land made to a vassal |
| chivalry | qualities of a good knight, including bravery, politeness, respect for women: code of conduct |
| The Christians of the thirteenth century believed that they were: | justified in using force to save souls |
| One cause of anti-Semitism in Medieval Europe was: | the spread of the bubonic plague. |
| The Hundred Years' War in 1337 was due to: | political unrest; land |
| Vikings established a settlement in North America in 1000 AD... | led by Leif Erikson |
| Clovis: | King of Franks; established France |
| The Middle Ages were: | also known as the Medieval Period |
| Manor: | agriculture estate run by a lord and worked by serfs |
| feudalism | social system in medieval Europe |
| Saladin: | Muslim leader during the Crusades |
| Longbow: | bow and arrow used by the English; changed the war in their favor |
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