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Unit 3- Part 2
Question | Answer |
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A Fief was | A piece of land exchanged for services |
Crowned the Emperor of the Romans, this King united France and Central Europe, sought to bring learning and education back, and restored peace and traditions to the Middle Ages - Briefly? | Charlemagne |
The system where he smallest unit of agriculture land, self-sufficient and consisting of a large house of the lord, serfs houses, and all the items needed for an independent community, is awarded to a vassal | Manorialism |
The purpose of the Cathedral was | To demonstrate the power of God and the Church |
The most important thing in the Middle Age that determined your wealth and position was | Land |
The Lord and Knight | Was a contractual relationship where one provided land and the other services |
What was the importance of the Crusades? | Brought cultural diffusion and led the way to the end of the Dark Ages |
This Document was signed in 1215 by King John, it became the basis for English Law | Magna Carta |
Sacraments | Spiritual Rituals |
Excommunicate | banned from the church |
Interdiction | Ban of all religious services from a kingdom |
Why were priests of important on the Manors | they controlled peoples access to heaven. |
The Plague wiped out how much of the European population | 1/3 or 25 million |
What was the major effect of the plague | decline in population led to a labor shortage, those who survived could demand higher wages |
Land-owning lords offer land (called a fief) to knights in exchange for their loyalty & promise to protect the lord’s land this is called | Feudalism |