Chapter Four Fill in the Blank Flashcards
Many _______ plundered Europe and established kingdoms.
Germanic tribes
A group of Germanic peoples, the ________, did much to shape the culture of post-Roman Europe.
Franks
Charles Martel’s calvary defeated the __________ in 732 when they invaded France.
Spanish Moors
Pepin’s victory won him territory called the ________ when he gave the new land to the pope.
Donation of Pepin
The Donation of Pepin became the
Papal States
Charlemagne’s crowning as the “Emperor of the Roman’s” regarded him as the successor to the __________.
Roman emperors
The most feared invaders of Western Europe during the 800s and 900s were the ________ from Scandinavia.
Vikings
By the 900s, most Europeans were governed by small, local _______, most often _________.
independent leaders
the local lords
The person who granted a fief as a ______.
lord
The person who received a fief was a _______.
vassal
__________ was the system of inheritance from a father to the eldest son.
Primogeniture
In theory, every landholder was a ______ to the king.
vassal
The ________ owned vast amounts of land and had many vassals who were granted fiefs.
medieval church
Knights wore armor made of ________- small interlocking metal links.
chain mail
A trial could be a duel between _______ and ________ in which the outcome determined ______ or _____.
accuser; accused
innocence; guilt
