Middle Ages

Question 1

The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia

Answer 1

Eurasia

Question 2

The shape and elevation of land in a region

Answer 2

Topography

Question 3

A period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500

Answer 3

Middle Ages

Question 4

Another name for the Middle Ages

Answer 4

Medieval

Question 5

One of the first missionaries to travel to Northern Europe

Answer 5

Patrick

Question 6

Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities

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Monks

Question 7

Communities of Monks

Answer 7

Monasteries

Question 8

An Italian Monk who is the creator of most European monasteries rules.

Answer 8

Benedict

Question 9

A leader of the Franks

Answer 9

Charlemagne

Question 10

Warriors who fought on horseback

Answer 10

Knights

Question 11

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land

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Vassal

Question 12

Historians call this system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassal

Answer 12

Feudalism

Question 13

He slayed England and declared himself king

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William the Conqueror

Question 14

The large estate owned by a knight or lord

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Manor

Question 15

Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived

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Serfs

Question 16

Europeans called their code of honorable behavior for knights

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Chivalry

Question 17

Short, three-line poems of 17 syllables that describe nature scenes

Answer 17

Haiku

Question 18

Mild and cooler wetter with more rain

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Northern Europe

Question 19

Warm and sunny, drier with less rain

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Southern Europe

Question 20

Towns grew and many lived on the valley where it was flat to land

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Southern Europe

Question 21

Towns grew along rivers which had access to the oceans

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Northern Europe

Question 22

After ___ ___ __ _____ groups moved to Europe and they divided and were kings

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The Fall of Rome

Question 23

The creation of kingdoms was the beginning of what

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The Middle Ages

Question 24

________________ spread slowly north through _____________ and _____

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Christianity, missionaries, monk

Question 25

Most powerful of the __________ groups was the ____

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religious, Pope

Question 26

The ____ helped the pope ran _______ and books

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Pope, schools

Question 27

__________ was liked because he was a strong king and a fierce warrior.

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Charlemagne

Question 28

He conquered many kingdoms like _______, _____, ________, and ______

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France, Germany, Austria, and Spain

Question 29

____ ___ crowned ________ the King of the Holy Roman Empire

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Leo III, Charlemagne

Question 30

He was a great admirer of _______ and built many __________

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education, schools

Question 31

The capital was _______

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Aachen

Question 32

Some of the great religious ________ and ________

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scholars, teachers

Question 33

Invaders of Europe were ______, _______, and _______

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Muslim, Magyars, and Vikings

Question 34

Invaders made it so kings couldn't fight and defend so the answer was ___________

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Feudalism

Question 35

_____ grew in power and ___ grew less in power because of Feudalism

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Nobles, Kings

Question 36

The best of soldiers were _______

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Knights

Question 37

Fief also means what

Answer 37

land

Question 38

Nobles who gave land to a knight

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Lords

Question 39

_____ sent help to ______ if attacked

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Lords, Vassals

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____ couldn't punish _____ for no good reason

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Lords, Vassals

Question 41

If a _____ fails to do what hes supposed to for their Vassals the promises were ________

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Lord, broken

Question 42

____ gave money to ______ on _________ _________ . They also gave them _____ and ______-

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Vassals. Lords, Special Ossacions. Food, Shelter

Question 43

_________ ___ _________ was the Duke of Normandy from France

Answer 43

William the Conqueror

Question 44

_______ __ __________ invaded England, declared himself king and brought _________ with him

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William the Conqueror, Feudalism

Question 45

The ____ ______ dominated Europe's ___________

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Manor System, Economy

Question 46

Manors had what

Answer 46

Large homes and lots of land

Question 47

_____ weren't slaves but couldn't leave their ______ with out the ____ permission

Answer 47

Serfs, Manors, Lords

Question 48

They ___________ _____ from the _____

Answer 48

collected taxes, Serfs

Question 49

_______ __ _________ had great political power and became the _____ __ _______

Answer 49

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England