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Early Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the four Germanic tribes that conquered parts of the Roman Empire? | Goths, franks, vandals, and saxons |
| What was wrong with their early Germanic tribes? | They had no written laws |
| What was a fine paid by a wrongdoers | Wergild |
| What does Wergild mean? | Money for a man |
| How did they determine guilt? | If God intervened and gave that person who had done wrong, an ordeal |
| What were the ordeals? | Fire, water, and combat |
| What Germanic tribe was most lasting? | Franks |
| What did the Franks conquer? | Gaul |
| Where is Gaul | Present day France |
| Who was the king of the Franks when the conquered Gaul? | Clovis |
| What important thing did Clovis do? | He converted them to Christianity |
| Who was a threat to Christian lands? | Muslim armies |
| What was the name of the battle between the Muslims and Franks | Battle of tours |
| Who won the battle of tours? | Franks |
| Who was the leader of the Franks during the battle of Tours? | Charles Martel |
| who was the grandson of Charles Martel that became the king of Franks? | Charlemagne or Charles the Great |
| who did Charles the Great influence | Hitler |
| what significant thing did Charlemagne do? | Doubled the size of the Frankish Empire |
| What did the Frankish empire then be known as? | Carolingian Empire |
| What did Charlemagne strive to do? | Create a unified Christian Europe |
| Who would Charlemagne send out to help conquer people | Missionaries |
| What was another way Charlemagne unified his kingdom? | Education |
| What was the name of the writing system they used? | Carolingian script |
| Who took over after Charlemagne’s death? | Louis 1 |
| What was the problem after Louis 1 died? | He had 3 sons battling for the power |
| What was the name of the treaty that Louis 1 sons Drew up? | Treaty of Verdun |
| The treaty of verdun split up the empire into how many regions? | 3 |
| What was the first place that the Muslims conquered after the battle of tours? | Sicily |
| What group broke the last threads of unity in Charlemagne’s empire? | Vikings |
| what does vik mean | Bay |
| what does the word Viking mean? | One who lurks in a bay (vik) |
| What were Vikings great at? | Shipbuilding and sailing |
| What was the name of the writing used by the Vikings | Runes |
| Describe Charlemagne’s relationship with the church… | Charlemagne would favor the church of St. Peter over any other church. He would financially support them and give them gifts, in turn this would help Charlemagne reestablish the ancient authority of Rome. |
| good qualities of leadership of Charlemagne | He was a very gifted speaker and spoke many languages. He had a good relationship with the church that he would use to his benefit |
| bad qualities of leadership of Charlemagne | He was a complainer and not disciplined. he ruined relationships from his want of superiority and power. |
| What is feudalism? | A political system that was used to protect them. It was a relationship between the higher and lower classes. |
| What are mutual obligations? | political and legal relationship between lords and vassals was based on the exchange of land for loyalty |
| Feudal contract | An exchange of pledges |
| what is a vassal | Land |
| what is a fief | Lower person |
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