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Chapter 13

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1. What was the Middle Ages?   The era in European history that followed the fall of the Roman Empire, lasting from about 500 to 1500—also called the medieval period.  
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2. Who were the Franks?   Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul (roughly the area now occupied by France) and established a great empire during the Middle Ages.  
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3. Who were the monasteries?   Religious community of men (called monks) who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship.  
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4. What was secular?   Being concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.  
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5. What was the Carolingian Dynasty?   A dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from a.d. 751 to 987.  
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6. Who was Charlemagne?   He was a ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, also known as, Charles the Great.  
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7. What was a lord?   In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals.  
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8. What was a fief?   An estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe.  
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9. What was a vassal?   A lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services.  
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10. What was a knight?   In medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback.  
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11. Who were the serfs?   A medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s Estate.  
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12. What was a manor?   A lord’s estate in feudal Europe.  
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13. What was the tithe?   A family’s payment of one-tenth of its income to a church.  
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14. What was chivalry?   A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion.  
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15. What was a tournament?   A mock battle between groups of knights.  
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16. Who were troubadours?   Medieval poets and musicians who traveled from place to place, entertaining people with songs of courtly love.  
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17. Who were the clergy's?   A body of officials who perform religious services—such as priests, ministers, or rabbis.  
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18. What are sacraments?   One of the Christian ceremonies in which God’s grace is transmitted to people.  
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19. What was the canon law?   The body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church.  
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20. What was the Holy Roman Empire?   An empire established in Europe in the 10th century a.d., originally consisting mainly of lands in what is now Germany and Italy.  
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21. What was the practice of lay investiture?   The appointment of religious officials by kings or nobles.  
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22. At what age did a knight start training?   The age was at 7 years old.  
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23. What religion did the majority of people practice in the middle ages?   Most people practiced Christianity in the middle ages of this time period.  
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24. What was the code of the knights?   It was the code of chivalry?  
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25. What was feudalism?   Feudalism was a political system in which nobles were granted the use of land that legally belonged to the king.  
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