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Question 1

VOCABULARY

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V

Question 2

Eurasia

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The large landmass that includes both europe and asia

Question 3

Topography

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Refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region.

Question 4

Mountain ranges cover much of —— europe

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Southern

Question 5

Most northern europe is part of the….

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Vast northern european plains

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The vast european plains stretch from

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From the atlantic ocean in the west

To the ural mountains in the east

Question 7

The northern european plain is also the location of most of europe’s —-

Answer 7

Major rivers

Question 8

Europes largest peninsula is

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Scandinavia

Question 9

In northern europe most people lived on …

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The coastal plains
Or
The river valleys

Question 10

Why do many of the people in southern europe work as traders

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Southern europe has many peninsulas, therefore the people live close to the sea

Question 11

Why was northern europe frequently invaded

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Because no mountains blocked access

Question 12

By the early 500s europe was divided into many small ……

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Kingdoms

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The middle ages lasted from…. To….

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500 to 1500

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The middle ages can also be called

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The medieval period

Question 15

At thr beggining of the middle ages most of the kingdoms (were or were not) christians

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Were not

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Christianity was common in areas that were part of the ……. …….

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Roman empire

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Who were monks

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They were religious men who lived away from society in isolated communities

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How did monks spend most of their time

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Monks spent most of their time in prayer, works, and meditation

Question 19

Describe a monastery

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Life in a monAstery was stictly organized. Most europeN monastries followed a set of rules created by an italian monk called bendict

Question 20

What was bendicts rule called

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The benedictine rule

Question 21

What occurred d by the early 500s

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Europe was divided into many small kingdoms

Question 22

The middle ages period lazter from _______ to ______

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500 to 1500

Question 23

What is Another name for the middle ages

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The medieval period

Question 24

Give an example of how christianity spread across northern europe

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Popes sent missionaries to teach the northern european kingdoms about Christianity

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Who are missionaries

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Missionaries are people that try to convert others to a particular religion

Question 26

What were the first three places that popes sent missionaries to?

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Britain france and germany

Question 27

Who was saint patrik, and how was he unlike others?

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Saint patrick was a monk who helped covert the irish to christianity. He was unlike most missionaries as he traveled alone

Question 28

Describe a knights role in society

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Kinights were warriors who fought on horseback. Knights who promised to support a lord in exchange for land were called vassals.

Question 29

Describe what a vassal had to do

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Vassals swore that they would be loyal to their lord (noble) in exchange for land.

Question 30

When a lord had a special occasion, vassals had to .....

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Give their lords money

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What would happen if a lord did not do what he was supposed to do

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The vassal could brake the tie with him

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Could vassals become lords

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Yes, but if they gained enough land

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Whats a fief

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The peice of land given by a noble to a knight

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Who were the people on top of the feudal society pyramid

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Kings and queens

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2. And then

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Nobles

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3

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Knights

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4

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Peasants

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Feudalism was first created by the ........

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Franks

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When did feudalism reach Britain and how

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In the 1000s when a french noble called William the conqueror defeated the kind of England in a battle and rewarded his knights with fiefs

Question 40

Knights allowed peasants to farm on their large estates. In return peasants had to........

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Give knights food and other payments

Question 41

The large estate owned by a knight or lord is called a ...

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Manor

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Who were serfs

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Serfs were workers who were tied to the land they worked out. They could not leave without the lords permission.

Question 43

Give a reason of why women in the middle ages had fewer rights then men

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They had to obey the wishes of their fathers and husbands

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What was a peasant women's role

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They worked along side their husbands to support their families

Question 45

What was the role of noblewomem

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Noblewomen ran mNor housholds, supervised servants, and governed manors when their husbands were not at war

Question 46

During the times of the middle ages most towns were.... (Small, big)

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Small

Question 47

How did europe's populTion increase

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Farmers began to produce more harvest then ever before as they had discovered new ways for farming

Question 48

Towns grew because.....

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Trade increased

Question 49

What lead to the decline of feudalism and why

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The growth of trade led to the decline of feudalism because knights began to demand for money instead of land. At the same time, peasants and surfs left their manors for towns and cities