Dark Ages

Question 1

Clovis

Answer 1

King of Franks, who one a battle in the name of Christianity.

He converts to Christianity

Question 2

Battle of Tours

Answer 2

732, it was a battle of Christians against Muslims. The Christians one, stopping the Muslims in their tracks

Question 3

Charlemagne

Charles the great

Answer 3

Charles Martel’s grandson, became king of Franks in 768.

Built an Empire that reached into France, Germany, and Italy.

Pope Leo the third makes him the Emperor of Romans.

Question 4

Missi Dominici

Answer 4

Charlemagne’s officials who administered law and to see justice through.

Question 5

The Treaty of Verdun

Answer 5

Charlemagne’s grandsons split the region into three parts

Question 6

Magyars

Answer 6

Nomadic people who tried to invade a few times

Question 7

Vikings

Answer 7

Traders, invaders, explorers, sailors, and farners

Question 8

Feudalism

Answer 8

The system where lords rule their own lands

Question 9

Vassals

Answer 9

Lesser lords who pledged loyalty to the high lord

Question 10

Feudal contract

Answer 10

The exchange of pledges in Fuedalism

Question 11

Fief

Answer 11

An estate Vassals would receive

Question 12

Starting at 7, many nobles trained to be…

Answer 12

Knights (mounted warrior)

Question 13

Tournaments

Answer 13

Knights engaged in mock battles

Question 14

Who owned castles in the 1100’s?

Answer 14

Monarchs and Nobles

Question 15

Eleanor of Aquitaine 1122-1204

Answer 15

Mother to Richard the Lion Hearted, she often ruled when her husband or son was away. She even wore armor and rode a horse alongside brave men during the second crusade

Question 16

Chivalry

Answer 16

Knights code of honor

Question 17

Troubadours

Answer 17

Wandering musicians who sang story’s about knights

Question 18

Manor

Answer 18

Lords estate

Question 19

Serfs

Answer 19

Peasants

Question 20

Sacraments

Answer 20

Sacred rites of the church, they got you into heaven

Question 21

Benedictine Rule

Answer 21

Rule of thumb used by Monastery’s, made by a Monk named Benedict in 530

Monks and nuns would take 3 vows.

1. Obedience 2. Poverty
2. Chastity/purity

Question 22

Secular

Answer 22

Worldly

Question 23

Papal Supremacy

Answer 23

Power over all secular (worldly) leaders

Question 24

Cannon Law

Answer 24

Church Laws

Governed Wills, Marriage, and Morals

Question 25

Excommunication

Answer 25

When church would not give sacraments to a certain town

Question 26

Interdict

Answer 26

An order of exclusion involving an entire towns sacraments being stripped

Question 27

Friars

Answer 27

Monks who did not lead isolated lives in monastery's , but instead traveled and preached to the poor

Question 28

St. Francis of Assisi

Answer 28

Giving up a comfortable life, he devoted his time to preaching the gospels and teaching by his own example of good works. He and his newfound group the Franciscans preached about poverty, humility, and the love of God

Question 29

Capital

Answer 29

Money for investment

Question 30

Partnerships

Answer 30

Groups of merchants pooling funds for a large scale venture that would have been to expensive for any one person

Question 31

Tenant farmers

Answer 31

People who paid rent for their land or hired farm laborers

Question 32

Middle class

Answer 32

By the year 1000 merchants, traders and artisans formed their own class, in-between nobles and peasants

Question 33

Merchant Guilds

Answer 33

Made up of merchants they dominated town life, passing laws and levying taxes . They also decided where town funds should go, like to paving the streets

Question 34

Craft Guilds

Answer 34

Artists came to resent the Merchants and their power, so they organized there own guild. Each one represented an occupation such as weaving, baking, or goldsmiths.

Question 35

Apprentice

Answer 35

Trainee to a Guild master

Question 36

Journeyman

Answer 36

JourneymenGuild members, salaried workers

Question 37

Charter

Answer 37

A written document about the rights and privileges of a town

Question 38

Charles Martel

Answer 38

The man who rallied Frankish warriors against the Muslims when after they crossed into France.