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Question 1

what cam first in the middle ages?

Answer 1

early middle ages

Question 2

second in middle ages?

Answer 2

high middle ages

Question 3

last in middle ages?

Answer 3

late middle ages

Question 4

what event took place first in the middle ages?

Answer 4

fall of rome

Question 5

what came second?

Answer 5

clovis

Question 6

what came 3rd

Answer 6

charlemagne

Question 7

what came 4th

Answer 7

invasions!

Question 8

what came last?

Answer 8

William the conquer

Question 9

who was clovis?

Answer 9

first king of the franks, Reunites the Franks, and Converts to Catholicism

Question 10

who was charemagne?

Answer 10

Charles the Great
Father of Europe
Holy Roman Emperor

Question 11

who is pope leo 111

Answer 11

Quid Pro quo” with Charlemagne
“By the sword and the cross”

Question 12

what are invasions

Answer 12

Vikings from the North
Muslims from North Africa
Magyars from Central Asia

Question 13

William the Conqueror
Battle of Hastings (1066)
Norman (Viking Ancestry)

Answer 13

Brings Feudalism to England & strong line of Kings
Begins “English” Culture
Bayeux Tapestry

Question 16

feudalism

Answer 16

The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which land was exchanged for military service, involving oaths of loyalty. This word was created after the Middle Ages - lords and knights did not use the word

Question 17

fief

Answer 17

This word was used during the Middle Ages
land granted by a lord to a vessel in exchange for loyalty and service.

Question 18

serf

Answer 18

a peasant who could not leave the lords land which he or she was born and worked.

Question 19

vassels

Answer 19

Lesser lords and knights who pledge loyalty and services, often military service, to more powerful lords

Question 20

monarchs/ruler

Answer 20

Believed that God had given them the right to rule - heirs by birth - Divine Right of Kings

They needed Popes and vice versa
Charlemagne established strong centralized rule
Monarchs became stronger, especially in England (starting with William the Conqueror)

Feudal system used to maintain control and orde

Question 21

lords

Answer 21

Lords managed and defended land
Acted as judges
Used and abused the peasants
Some were vassals - fought for a more powerful lord
Noblewomen (ladies) could hold fiefs and managed households and staffs - cooks, jesters, servants, etc

Question 22

knights

Answer 22

Needed wealth - armor and training costly
Apprentice (training) Pages, then Squires
Vassals - did the fighting
Chivalry - back in medieval times, it meant…
1.Prowess (fighting skill)
2.Honor (status)
3.Religious Piety

Question 23

peasants

Answer 23

90% plus of people were peasants
Free
Most leased land (rent)
Some owned land
2. Unfree - serfs worked the lords’ land
All paid taxes and fees to the lord
Fees - for marriage, beer, mill, etc