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WH 9
Early Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What became more important as the Roman Empire declined? | Roman Catholic church |
| What signals the beginning of the Middle Ages? | fall of the Western Roman Empire |
| Who invaded and caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire? | Germanic tribes |
| Charles I helped the pope get rid of a gang of Romans, and the pope rewarded him by naming him ______. | Holy Roman Emperor |
| Monks in the Middle Ages spent their days doing what three things? | working the land, praying, and copying texts |
| What system was created to protect people in Europe from invaders during the Middle Ages? | feudalism |
| powerful, rich man who owns land | lord |
| someone who manages a chunk of land for a lord and pledges his military service to the lord | vassal |
| a peasant who is tied to the land (but not a slave) | serf |
| What groups moved north into the British Isles? | Angles and Saxons |
| What group moved from Central Asia into Hungary? | Magyars |
| men who lived in monasteries | monks |
| Frankish leader who defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours (real name) | Charles Martel |
| advisor of the pope | cardinal |
| head of a local parish | parish priest |
| done by priests: marriage, last rites | sacraments |
| head of the archdiocese | archbishop |
| head of a smaller diocese | bishop |
| Charlemagne's name before he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor | Charles I |
| the land granted to a vassal from a lord | fief |
| Frankish king who converted to Christianity and allied himself with the pope | Clovis |
| the lord's estate | manor |
| Pope who crowned Charles I | Leo III |
| Where did the Vikings come from? | Scandinavia |
| Charles Martel's nickname | Charles the Hammer |
| Books illustrated by monks | Illuminated Texts |
| geographic area with Catholic churches | diocese |
| the area the Franks invaded was formerly known as this | Gaul |
| Charles I's name after he was crowned by Pope Leo III | Charlemagne |
| The name of the empire that Charlemagne ruled | Holy Roman Empire |
| The treaty that divided the Holy Roman Empire into three parts | Treaty of Verdun |
| What does Charlemagne mean/translate to? | Charles the Great |
| What is the Latin name for Charlemagne? | Carolus Magnus |
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