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Module 10
Module 10 Lesson 3,4,5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Charlemagne? (Lesson 3) | He was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 AD. He also united many of the people from early France, Germany, and northern Italy into one Frankish empire. He was lastly crowned emperor of the holy Roman Empire by the Pope in 800 AD. |
| What led to the rise of the Middle Ages? (Lesson 3) | The decline of the Roman Empire. |
| How was the empire affected by Germanic invasions? (Lesson 3) | Trade, cities, and the populations declined because of how dangerous the society became. The Germanic people couldn't read and write, so information was passed orally, resulting in the vanishing of the Latin Language and the Greek and Roman knowledge. |
| Who was a lord? (Lesson 4) | Someone who owned and controlled land to give housing to vassals. |
| What is feudalism? Give an example. (Lesson 4) | Feudalism is a system of governing and landowning that is based on rights and responsibility, as well as land control. King Charles gave a large piece of land to Rollo, who was attacking his territory. In return, Rollo gave a loyalty pledge to Charles. |
| Name the four social classes in order of the pyramid. (Lesson 4) | At the top were the kings, below were the powerful vassals, below them were the knights, and at the bottom were the peasants. |
| How did the empire change economically during the Middle Ages? (Lesson 3) | Loyalty to a government, a main leader, and a written law that unified the society all vanished. Instead, connection to family and personal loyalty to someone became the way of society, rather than being a citizen in a state to one ruler. |
| How did Christianity become a part of the Middle Ages? (Lesson 3) | The Church and Frankish rulers influenced Christianity onto the Germanic people and many missionaries risked their lives to spread their beliefs to others. Lastly, people feared attacks from the Muslims, resulting in many people becoming Christians. |
| How did peasants live in the manor? (Lesson 4) | Peasants paid taxes on grain, marriage, and going to the church. They slept in small cottages of one to two rooms and a family slept on one pile of hay. They constantly worked in the fields and most died at an early age due to illness and lack of food. |
| How did the Viking, Magyar, and Muslims attacks affect the society? (Lesson 4) | Panic spread throughout Europe and people lived in constant fear of their lives in every situation. Even Kings were unable to protect their lands from the powerful enemy armies, resulting in people depending on local rulers to protect them. |
| What made knights so important during the Middle Ages?(Lesson 5) | Since nobles were constantly at war, they raised private armies of knights. Since they fought in very important battles as well as for gaining land, they became the most important warriors during the Middle Ages. |
| Who were Knights said to fight for? (Lesson 5) | They fight for their lord, their God, and their chosen lady. |
| What were women's role in society during Feudalism? (Lesson 5) | They had little power, were taught by the church that they were inferior to men, and worked to take care of the house and the families, as well as in the fields as peasants. Nobles controlled the land when the husbands were gone, but couldn't inherit it. |
| What was the the Literature of Chivalry about? (Lesson 5) | It was literature about knights that only told the glory side of things rather than the dangers in battle. The songs and poems were written about the knights love for a women and the epics told legendary tales of the knights. |
| What were the three steps in becoming a knight? (Lesson 5) | The steps to become a knight were Page, where he would go to the castle of another lord to learn manners and fighting skills. Squire, where as 14, he would become a servant of a knight, and Knight, where as 21, he would become an official knight. |
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