Term | Definition |
What are the elements of a civilization that disappeared in Western Europe? | Long Distance Trade, Bath Houses, Hot Water, and Toilets |
How does Feudalism work? | Under feudalism, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services, such as: fighting in a noble's army or farming the land. You would have needed wealthy people, who own land, and who are strong. |
Explain the order of the feudalism chart? | Kings, Barons, Nobles, Knights, and Peasants |
Who is the church's hierarchy? | Pope, Arch-bishop, Priest, Peasant, Leimen. |
Who is Charles Martel? | Nickname: "The Hammer"
He was the strongest noblemen who reunited the warring Francocia.
Lead an army against Muslims, and won the Battle of Tours. |
What is Charlemagne famous for? | He is Charles Martel's Grandson. He became king of the Franks. He brought much order to chaotic Europe. He united Northern/Western Europe under his rule. Rescued Rome form invaders. And was named "Holy Roman Emperor" |
Why did the Vikings raid people? | Most Vikings were merchants who were looking for homes. They had to travel to Europe in order to trade. |
What Viking discovered Greenland? | Eric the Red! |
Why did he name it Greenland? | To motivate people to commute to Greenland! |
What is so good about Viking boats? | They were mainly war-ships. The front had a dragon in order to scare other boats away.v |
How did the Vikings benefit Europe in the long-run? | They helped control and establish a proper civilization! They re-established the trade route, and helped organize Europe. |
Was Ireland ever conquered by Rome? | Ireland was never conquered by Rome, also the Barbarian invaders never were able to reach it. Ireland is located deep in the Atlantic Ocean which makes it harder to reach. |
How were the Irish able to save civilization? | The monks kept a record of the historical events that were happening. |
What is a Jarl, a Karl, and a Berserker? | A Jarl was a leader of a village. A Karl was the Jarl's warrior guards. A Berserker was an ancient Norse warrior who fought in a wild frenzy. |
What areas did the Vikings explore? | They traveled to Ireland, iceland, Greenland, Germany, Poland, etc. |
What were the advantages of having a castle? | It was impressive. It was a safe base to a local region. It had special features such as: portcullis, a murder hole, arrow slits, merlons, and crenels. Also, they were very difficult to attack. |
What is a portcullis? | An entrance door, with spikes and grooves. |
What is a murder hole? | A gateway or passageway that would capture attackers so that the defenders could attack them! |
What are arrow slits? | A slit in a wall for shooting arrows at attackers |
What are merlons? | A section of battlements |
What are crenels? | An indentation, in a castle, that was used for shooting missiles |
Why was the Battle of Tours important? | Because if the Frankish was defeated Europe would be more Muslim which could cause America to be more Muslim. |