Europe - Early Ages Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Who is Charles the Great? | One of the most famous rulers of the early Middle Ages. |
What kind of empire did Charlemagne build? | A Christian empire. |
How is Europe's topography structured? | Hot, dry summers and rainy winters. |
What land was conquered under Charles the Great's reign? | Most of central and western Europe. |
What is the Middle Age? | The time period between A.D 500 and A.D 1500. |
What was the importance of plains? | It was the corridor for migrating people from Eastern Europe. |
Who spread Christianity to Europe? | Pope Gregory I |
What did the convent life offer? | Study, scholarship, food, shelter, and protection. |
How do you get into heaven? | Have faith in Christ, follow his teachings, abandon all sinful ways, and observe sacraments. |
How did monks make personal commitments? | By promising poverty, chasity, staying in convent life til death, and being obedient. |
What would monks and nuns do? | Study the Bible, work in gardens, beekeep, grow food, copy religious manuscripts, participate in the library, take care of the sick, and pray. |
What is a religious order? | A community of people devoted to prayer and service and bound by certain vows. |
The Vikings had a purpose for invading, what was it? | They wanted new land with better climate and loot. |
Peasants are what? | Farmers of low social ranks. |
Who are serfs? | Peasants who were legally "tied" to the lord's land and could not leave it. |
Why was feudalism made? | The government couldn't protect its people from the Vikings. |
What was the rank order? | King, nobles/churchmen, Knights, and then peasant farmers. |
What did the feudal system depend on? | Land in exchange for loyalty. |
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