Middle Ages

Question 1

The most important of the Germanic groups that dominated Western Europe in the early Middle Ages were the ________, who helped preserve Christianity by adopting _________ and stopping the Muslim advance in to Europe at the battle of ______ and whose greatest king was __________

Answer 1

Franks, Christianity, Tours, Charlemagne

Question 2

The fundamental political unit of the Middle Ages was ________ which replaced centralized rule with local rule dominated by military lords and their knights.

Answer 2

Feudalism

Question 3

Feudalism developed out of need for _________ against the various invading groups during the era

Answer 3

Protection

Question 4

_______ term for those who received lands from greater lord in exchange for service and loyalty

Answer 4

Vassal

Question 5

_________ term for the exchange of pledges between the members of the ruling group

Answer 5

Feudal Contract

Question 6

_______ land or estate granted to the vassal

Answer 6

Fief

Question 7

_________ term for the code of conduct governing the behavior of knights

Answer 7

Chivalry

Question 8

Wandering musicians and poets of the era?

Answer 8

Trobaclus

Question 9

Basic economic unit of feudalism was called the __________ and it required Economic self-sufficiency. Why was it necessary?

Answer 9

Lords Estate & that you couldn’t count on trade

Question 10

Hierarchy of the feudal society?

Answer 10

Kings>Lords>Knights>Serfs

Question 11

Most important institution of medieval society was the _________. Why?

Answer 11

Christian Church & because it was dominant and controlled everything

Question 12

Sanctioned rights of the Church

Answer 12

Sacraments

Question 13

Church Law?

Answer 13

Cannan law

Question 14

Being removed from the sacraments of the church

Answer 14

Excommunicateion

Question 15

What specific services were provided by the monks and nuns?

Answer 15

Education, medical, and took care of orphans and weirdos

Question 16

The greatest factor of the Black Death was the increased _________ of the era

Answer 16

Trade

Question 17

Increased _________ production was essential to the growth of medieval population trade and towns

Answer 17

Agriculture

Question 18

Christian Knights came mainly from what parts of Europe?

Answer 18

Western Europe

Question 19

The economic heart of the medieval feudal system was the ______

Answer 19

Manor system

Question 20

The period following the collapse of the western Roman Empire around 500 CE lasting until the period between 1350 and 1500 CE is called the ________

Answer 20

Middle Ages

Question 21

The first true civilization in the Americas was the ________ civilization that developed in the Mexican gulf coast around 1400 BCE

Answer 21

Olmec

Question 22

Empires became wealthy through the control of the trade of ________ and _______

Answer 22

Salt and Gold

Question 23

The Bantu people brought skills of _________, __________, and _________ as they migrated

Answer 23

Farming, ironworking, domesticated animals

Question 24

The greatest emperor of the Mali was _________

Answer 24

Mansa Miss

Question 25

_________ restored Islam to dominance

Answer 25

Asika Muhhamd

Question 26

Kinship linked through the male side of the family, known as ________

Answer 26

Patrineal

Question 27

Lineage through women known as _________

Answer 27

Matrineal

Question 28

Developedalong the Niger and Senegal rivers and was called the Kingdom of ________

Answer 28

Ghana