history 9 Flashcards
Taught purgatory and many regard him as the first true pope:
Gregory I
Persuaded Attila the Hun to spare the city of Rome in 452 and earned the name Father-Protector (Papa)
Leo I
Apostle to the Germans:
boniface
The Battle of Hastings took place in the year:
1066 (william won)
Was crowned by the pope on Christmas day 800:
Charlemagne
Defeated Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732.
Charles Martel
Founded the Holy Roman Empire in 962.
Otto I
Missionary to Ireland.
Patrick
Savage horsemen who terrorized southeastern Europe:
Magyars/Huns
Germanic invaders from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark:
Vikings
One of the northern German tribes who transformed “Roman” Britain into England:
Saxons
During the reign of Alfred the Great, monks began to compile the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles which is about:
The history of Britain from the Romes to the Anglo-Saxons
- People of northern Gaul; united by Clovis:
Franks
- A boy placed under the care of the knight for the purpose of becoming a knight:
Page
- The more privileged peasant who provided skilled labor (blacksmith, miller, carpenter):
Freeman
The recipient of a fief who owed allegiance to a king or lord:
vassal
Germanic invaders in northern Italy; defeated by Pepin the Short:
Lombards
Defeated King Harold II in the Battle of Hastings.
William the Conqueror
- Prohibited laymen from appointing church officials.
Gregory VII
Seen as the “real” founder of France.
Phillip II
The personal servant of the knight:
Squire
The land grant given in return for services:
Fief
Their status was midway between an ancient slave and the medieval freemen:
Serf
The landholding noble:
Vassal
Medieval warrior who protected life and property:
Knights
What man united the Frankish tribes and became known as “King of the Franks”?
Clovis
His death marked the decline of the Holy Roman Empire.
Frederick II
Name one of the three major modern European nations did Charlemagne lay the foundation:
France
Define Feudalism
local leaders give people protection in return for their services
What organization was created in 1059 to ensure that churchmen rather than Roman nobles or German
kings would choose the popes?
College of Cardinals
What Saxon king defeated the Danes, founded schools, and built a navy?
Alfred the Great
The meaning of the word Catholic:
Universal.
Name the book that William the Conqueror compiled information for tax purposes:
doomsday
The medieval decree that forbade pillaging of church property:
Peace of God
The medieval decree which forbade fighting from Wednesday evening to Monday morning:
Truce of God
The strict code of behavior for knights:
Chivalry
Castle in Latin means:
fortress or fort
