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The-Middle-Ages
Flash cards to help learn about the middle ages. ☺
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What group of people lived in Gual (present day France)? | The Franks |
| Who lived in Spain? | The Muslims |
| Whrere does The Pope live? | Italy |
| What coutries are also known as "Scandinavia"? | Norway, Sweden, and Denmark |
| What were the people that lived in Scandinavia? | Norsemen or Vikings |
| Who lived in Germany? | Barbarian Warrirors |
| What group of people lived in England? | Angle-Saxons |
| Armor | a covering of iron worn by knights for protection |
| Bishop | a church official who oversaw the work of priests within their district |
| Cardinal | a high official of the Catholic Church who was appointed by the pope |
| Castle | where the lords and knights lived; usually built on a cliff or hilltop to help defend during attack |
| Catholic Church | ppl in the Middle Ages believed it represented God's rules and teachings; religion was very important during medievil times so it was known as "The Age of Faith" |
| Chivalry | qualities of a good knight |
| Clergyman | an official of the Church such as a bishop, priest or a cardinal |
| Crusades | expaditions sent by the pope to capture the "Holy Lands" from the Muslim-Turks |
| Dark Ages | a period of several years during the Middle Ages where fear and cnfusion spread among the ppl |
| Estate | a large peice of lanfd owned by a lord; also known as a manor |
| Excommunication | the act of removing someone from the Church; WORST punishment |
| Feudalism | arrangement between the lords, vassals, and serfs |
| Fief | land given by a lord to a vassal in return for military service |
| Friar | holy man that traveled from place to place helping the poor and teaching about God |
| Heresy | a serious crime in the Middle Ages in which a person held beleifs that the Church felt were wrong |
| Inquisition | a court set up by the Roman Catholic Church to investigate heresy and punish heretics |
| Jesters | clowns who appeared before the lord and tried to make him laugh |
| Joust | a contest between knights on horseback; tried to knock opponent off his/her horse |
| King | a person who rules a country |
| Knight | a man of honor who held a high military rank |
| Lord | a well-to-do noble who owned an estate; usually lived in a castle; gave land to vassals for military services |
| Manor | a large peice of land owned by a lord; also called an estate |
| Medieval Period | fall of the Roman empire in the West in 476 ended in 1400's. known for feudalism and the strong influence of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Middle Ages | same as the Medieval Period |
| Minstrels | singers and musicians who entertained the lords; played harps, guitars and flutes |
| Moat | a deep wide water filled ditch that surrounded a castle |
| Monastery | a building where monks live |
| Monk | a man who gave up all of his property and dedicated his life to serving God |
| Nobility | a class of rich people; nobles or lords |
| Peasents | poor peolple who worked on manors; also called serfs. backbone of the Middle Ages |
| Pope | the head of the Roman Catholic Church; choosen by a meeting of cardinals |
| Priest | a clergyman of the Christian church |
| Serfs | same as peasents |
| Tournament | a contest or joust between two knights or two groups of knoghts |
| Troubadours | wandering minstrels who wrote poems that usually expressed love for a beautiful lady |
| Vassal | a noble who was given land by the lord in return for military assistance and other services to the lord |
| Why did the Germans move into the Roman Empire? | Because the Romans could no longer hold them back |
| Clans | groups based on family ties |
| Cheiftain | military leader |
| How did one become a cheiftain? | elected by a band of warriors; then becamee hereditary. |
| Blood Fued | famalies of the original fighters seek revenge |
| How did the Germans decide guilt or innocence? | By having Oath-helpers |
| Wergeld | a type of fine the court could impose |
| What were the two types of German ppl? | West or Ostrogoths and East or Visigoths |
| Vandalism | vandals that attacked along the Mediterranean Sea |
| Name the eight Germanic countries. | Visigoths, Franks, Ostrogoths, Anglo-Saxons, Vandals, Jutes, Saxons and Lombards |
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