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WKMS Acc. Ch. 15
Use this to study for your test on 15-1, 15-2, and 15-4!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Celts | This group was pushed into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by the Angles and Saxons. |
| Vikings | people from Scandinavia who raided villages in Europe |
| vassal | a noble who served a lord of a higher rank |
| anti-Semitism | hatred of Jewish people |
| fief | a piece of land given to a vassal by his overlord |
| code of chivalry | set of rules followed by knights |
| concordat | an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country |
| feudalism | political system based on the bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals |
| Flanders | major trading center of medieval northern Europe |
| heresy | set of beliefs that are against the teachings of the church |
| Thomas Aquinas | Christian theologian; author of Summa Theologiae |
| Charles Martel | Also known as the hammer, most famous mayor of the palace, responsible for defeating the Muslims at the Battle of Tours |
| serf | did not own land, could not leave w/o the lord's permission |
| guild | medieval business group |
| Charlemagne was crowned the emperor of the ______________________. | Holy Roman Empire |
| Were serfs the same as slaves? | No. They were not considered property, but they had limited rights. |
| Charlemagne literally means ____________________. | Charles the Great |
| Inquisition | a Church court that tried heretics |
| Catholic worship service | mass |
| person sent out to teach about his/her religion | missionary |
| One technological improvement that was used for farming during the Middle Ages was ________________. | horse collar, iron plow blade, field rotation system |
| Scholasticism | A way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith |
| vernacular | everyday language of the people |
| The feudal system is shaped like a _____________. | pyramid |
| Duties of a noble | giving out land, fighting their own wars, settling disputes |
| duties of a peasant woman | cooking and cleaning, working in the fields, caring for their children |
| Venice | major trading center of late Middle Ages |