6. Who were the vikings?

raiders & invaders who looted towns & monasteries for 200 years

a piece of land awarded to a knight

19. What was a manor?

a large castle and surrounding land owned by a knight or lord

2. What is a hierarchy?

ranking of people by power and authority

Christian king who built one of the first strong kingdoms

16. Who (what) was a peasant?

a poor worker who was bound to the land

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7. How was Europe divided after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
cities & counties
city-states
kingdom & empires
countries
2
17. Who was brilliant warrior & strong king who was crowned emperor?
Alfred the Great
Charlemagne
William the Conqueror
Charles the Hammer
3
20. Who fought the Vikings for 30 years?
Charles the Hammer
Charlemagne
Alred the Great
William the Conqueror
4
6. Who were the vikings?
a great English king who fought for 30 years
a Medieval Emperor who was crowned by the pope on Christmas Day
first King of the Franks who created a strong Christian kingdom
raiders & invaders who looted towns & monasteries for 200 years
5
14. TRUE or FALSE: Serfs owned the land they worked on.
True
False
6
15. TRUE or FALSE: Kings were more powerful than popes, especially after Gregory VII excommunicated Henry IV.
True
False
7
5. What was a fief?
a piece of land awarded to a peasant
a vassal's battlefield
a piece of land awarded to a knight
a monastery with a church
8
12. Who did you pay your taxes to in the Feudalism game?
my friend
my lord
my enemy
my teacher
9
11. What were most Vikings?
Kings
Popes
Farmers
Christians
10
19. What was a manor?
a convent for nuns
a monastery run by monks
a small farm owned by a peasant
a large castle and surrounding land owned by a knight or lord
11
13. What was the system of obligations and promises called?
feudalism
hierarchy
manor system
chivalry
12
2. What is a hierarchy?
a chain of species, like rats to fleas to humans
ranking of people by power and authority
weak square of power and authority
Popes and Kings
13
10. TRUE or FALSE: Pope Leo IX excommunicated the Bishop of Constantinople and caused a split in the Christian Church.
False
True
14
9. What was the honorable code of behavior that knights were expected to follow?
Chivalry
Core Values
Justinian Code
Feudalism
15
1. Who was Clovis?
Roman emperor who gave up his throne for money
Duke of Normandy who ruled England
Muslim shah who defeated Charles the Hammer
Christian king who built one of the first strong kingdoms
16
8. Who was William the Conqueror?
all of the above
winner at Battle of Hastings
powerful French noble
Duke of Normandy
17
16. Who (what) was a peasant?
a king who demanded taxes
a knight who promised to serve his lord in exchange for land
a monk who copied the Bible
a poor worker who was bound to the land
18
3. Who was a vassal?
knight who served his lord
monk who served God
king who paid taxes to the church
nun who was a nanny & teacher
19
4. Who was Eleanor?
Medieval European woman who had sons as kings
All of the above
Unusual Middle Ages wife who tried to kill her husband
French & English Queen who ruled her own territory
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18. What was another word for Medieval Times?
Knights Tale
Poor peasants
Middle Ages
Evil Times

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