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Middle Ages Europe
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did crusades mean | A long series of wars between christian and Muslim who fought for the holy land. |
| use crusade's in a sentence | There were 9 latol crusadels |
| medieval definition | Referring to the middle Ages |
| Use medieval in a sentence | The medieval times were scary |
| what is medieval synonym | middle ages |
| chivalry definition | the code of honorable behavior for medieval knights |
| Use chivalry in a sentence | The knights had a certain behavior |
| synonym for chivalry | honor |
| parliament definition | The lawmaking body that governs Europe |
| use parliament in a sentence | parliament is in Europe |
| synonym for parliament | governming |
| Root/base for parliament | To speak |
| When was the middle ages | 500-150AD |
| What is a latin term for middle ages | medieval |
| kings and queens | Had complete control of the Feudal System. |
| kings and queens | Controlled all the land- decided who he would lease land to- only men he could trust got land. |
| kings and queens | Kings required the people they gave the land to, to swear an oath to remain faithful to the King at all time. |
| Lords/Ladies | Leased land from the king- known as a manor |
| Lords/Ladies | In return for the land- they had to serve on the royal council, pay rent, and provide the King with knights. |
| Lords/Ladies | Lords created their own law system, minted their own money, and set own taxes |
| Lords/Ladies | Kept most of land- then divided the rest among their knights/vassals. |
| What is a Vassal? | The relationship between lords and vassals made up a big part of the political and social structure of the feudal system |
| What is a Vassal? | Vassals had certain duties to perform for the lord |
| What is a Vassal? | All nobles were ultimately vassals of the king. |
| What is a Knight? | Almost all nobles were knights |
| What is a Knight? | Training began at age 7, as a page. |
| What is a Knight? | Became squires at age 15 and were trained by other knights |
| What is a Knight? | Those deemed worthy were “dubbed” knights |
| What is a Knight? | Once “dubbed” they were given land by the Lords- in return for military service |
| What is a Knight? | Had to protect the Lord and his family, as well as the Manor |
| Workers on the Manor | There were two groups of peasant workers on the manor |
| Workers on the Manor | Freemen- skilled workers who paid rent and could leave the manor whenever they wished. (They usually had a skill needed by others on the manor.) |
| Workers on the Manor | Serfs – workers bound to the land by contract with the nobles. (They had no freedom - they were the noble’s property.) They could not leave the manor. |
| what was the at the top o f the social stucker | kings |
| what was 2nd the the social stucker | powerful nobles |
| what was a the 3rd on the social stucker | LESSER NOBLES (KNIGHTS) |
| what was a the bottom of the social stucker | FREEMAN & SERFS |
| who was Clovis I | 486 Frankish leader who defeated the last Roman army in Western Europe. |
| who was Charles Martel | 732 Battle of Tours-lead Frankish warriors to defeat a Muslim army from Spain. |
| who was Charlemagne | A powerful leader and In 800 built an empire that stretched across what is now France, Germany, and Italy. |
| who was Pope Leo III | In 800, crowned Charlemagne emperor; establishing that the pope had the power. |
| who was Louis I | In 843 they agreed to the Treaty of Verdun- splitting Charlemagne’s empire into 3 parts. |
| who was Benedict | Benedictine Rule – rules for monastic life adopted by nuns and monks. |
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