Unit 7: The Rise of Europe

What is a loosely structured system of rule where local lords divide land among vassals?

Who was a trainee that served a guild master for 7 years?

Who were the nomadic people from present day Hungary that overran parts of Europe?

When ownership of a manor was granted to a lord, the serfs

How were friars different than other monks?

Money used for investment is

Which Scandinavian group attacked Western Europe from the sea & broke up Charlemagne's empire?

Why was Charlemagne declared Emperor of the Romans?

What is chivalry?

Worldly, nonreligious

A written document stating the rights and privileges of a town is called

What regulated monastic life?

A salaried worker was known as a(n)

A lesser lord is called a

True or False: An entire town could be excluded from receiving sacraments

Which of the following was NOT one of the new farming techniques in medieval times?

What are mock battles that knights participated in called?

The new middle class in medieval society included

Who was the king of the Franks?

Which was NOT a key accomplishment of Charlemagne

What are medieval trade associations called?

What is it called when an entire town is excluded from receiving the sacraments?

What important step did King Clovis take in ruling his conquered lands in the late 400s?

Newcomers to a medieval city often settled in the fields outside the city walls because

What is it called when lords and vassals make an exchange of pledges?

Exclusion from receiving Christian sacraments and burial is called

Monks who did not live in isolated monasteries were called

What Scandinavian group raided & plundered Charlemagne's empire?

Which of the following was NOT one of the roles frequently filled by medieval noblewomen?

Part of a vassal's obligation under his feudal contract was to

True or False: Money used for investment is called capital

Who preached the Gospels and was devoted to good works?

True or False: Knights were mounted warriors

Church rules based on religious teaching is called

Who created a united Christian empire in Western Europe?

When did the medieval period begin?

The claim of papal supremacy held that

What class included merchants, traders, and artisans

What are wandering musicians called?

What happened to Charlemagne's empire after he died?

Under Benedictine rule, monks and nuns took vows of

What did peasants have to do in the manor system?

Who are groups of merchants who pooled their funds to finance large-scale projects?

Who defeated Muslim forces at the battle of Tours?

A vassal owed his first loyalty to his

An estate or land granted to a vassal is called

To achieve salvation, medieval Christians believed that they must

Authority over all secular rulers is called

What was the name of the Germanic tribe that conquered Gaul?

What are the sacred rites of the church?

As a response to overcrowding, residents of medieval cities built

A lord's estate is called a

A peasant bound to the land within the manor system is called a

Why did feudalism develop?

How did the Christianization of Europe affect the Jews of Spain?

Who paid rent to work the land?

True or False: The Latin word for "Middle Ages" is Medieval