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World History

Middle Ages

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What is another name for Middle Ages? Medieval period
In what year did the Middle Ages begin and ended? 500-1500 AD
Who was Clovis? A Frankish leader who brought Christianity to the kingdom
What did Benedict write about in his book? Ideals about monasteries
Who was Benedict's sister? Scholastica
Who did lords give lands to in exchange for loyalty and service? Vassals
What did lords give to vassals? Fief
Who owned the manor and its estate? Lords
Who was the first king that got appointed by the pope? Pepin the Short
Who exocommunicated Henry IV over lay investiture? Gregory VII
What is exocommunication? banishment from the Church
What did Charlemagne do that helped bring Christianity to his empire? Ordered monasteries to open schools for future monks and priests
What is monastery? A religious community of men(called monks), who gave up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayers.
Who is a serf? Medeival peasant who was legally bound to the lord's estate.
Who is a knight? Armored soldiers who mounted on horseback and followed the code of chivalry
At the age of 7, the son of the noble becomes a __________ Page
At the age of 14, a page becomes a __________ Squire
At the age fo 21, a squire becomes a ________ Knight
What dod pages do? Learned courtly manners and fighted with swords to develop fighting skills. In addition, they played chess for strategy
What did squire do? Knights' servants, who cared the knights' armor, weapons, and warhorses.
Who pledged the knights? Lords, or kings
What is lay investiture? Kings, or nobles, who appointed religious officials
Who crowned Charlemagne as R"oman emperor"? Pope Leo III
Who was Gregory I? An unoffical mayor of Rome who put papacy(pope's office) to a secular (wordly) power. In addition, he was the head of the Church.
Who became a Christian hero after defeating the Muslims at the Battle of Tour? Charles Martel
What pact divided Charlemagne's kingdom into 3 kingdoms? The Treaty of Veradun
Who made the Treaty of Veradun? Charlemagne's 3 grandsons
The code of chivalry demanded loyalty to __________ Feudal lords
Pepin the Short started which dynasty? Carolingian Dynasty
Who was the first Viking to travel to North America? Leif Erickson
Who organized the Lombard League? Frederick I's enemies
Where did knights fight and train? Local wars, distant wars, and tournaments
What was the result of the divison of Charlemagne's empire? Lost powers of Carolingian rulers, which led to a new system of landholding and governing.
What is the lord's estate in feudal Europe? Manors
What are the bodies of law that governed the religious practices of a Christian church. Canon laws
Who took control of Rome and Italy in the 900s? Muslims
After Charlemagne's rule, which part of Europe was taken by the Muslims? The Maygnars? The Vikings? Muslims took over the southern part of Europe(including Italy and Rome); Magynars took over the eastern part of Europe; The Vikings took over the northern part of Europe
Who replaced the Roman Provinces? The Franks and other Germanic tribes
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