6th medieval history

St. Benedict created a set of rules for monks that became a model for other monasteries.

Manors were farming communities controlled by lords and farmed by peasants.

The strict knightly code of behavior was called chivalry.

Who is regarded as the greatest of the Frankish kings?

The political entities ruled by the Church until the 1800s were called?

Which part of the castle could trap the enemy inside?

Which region includes Sweden, Norway, and Denmark?

Salvation was administered by the priests in religious duties and ceremonies called sacraments.

The type of clergy who focused on living holy lives dedicated to the church were called what?

Arianism is the belief that the Holy Spirit is lesser and separate from the Father.

What document said that the king had to abide by the law or the nobles would force him to?

Which king of England developed the legal system?

People who were ordained as religious leaders were called what?

Peasants were released from work on church holy days called holidays.

Warrior nobles who defended a lord's property were called what?

A noble who owned land was called a lord.

Nuns were the female clergy who ministered to women and led monk-like lives.

Which part of the castle was the most fortified?

What were large, secluded buildings that were set apart for the Church?

Which man won the Battle of Hastings to become the next king of England?

What was meant to put the accused in a life-threatening situation to let God decide their innocence?

The Danelaw was the section of England that was conquered and settled by Danish Vikings.

Normans were from a Viking province that had an alliance with the Franks.

Who conquered the last of the Romans in Gaul and became the first king of the Franks?

Writs allowed sheriffs the power to settle land disputes.

Tournaments were held so that knights could practice and stay fit.

Boys could become pages at age seven before becoming squires at age fourteen with the goal of becoming a knight.

A case that was heard by members of the community who could decide the outcome was called a what?

The Lombards were a Germanic tribe who threatened to invade Rome.

Which type of clergy were traveling ministers who valued simple lives?

The part of the castle that could be raised to keep out attackers was called the what?

Which Frankish king created an alliance with the Roman Catholic Church?

A fief was an estate of land given to a lord by the king.

"Medieval" is a combined Latin word that means what?

The people groups from Scandinavia known for raiding coastal villages were called what?

Which type of peasant lived and worked on the manor?

Which part of the castle was a ditch that made it difficult to attack?

Which king was not popular because of high taxes and his self-serving nature?

These type of peasants were skilled craftsmen who had less rent and worked fewer hours.

Nobles who looked after a lord's land were called what?

The medieval period is the period between ancient and modern times.

Charles Martel created what became known as the Carolingian Empire.

A knight could be identified by the coat of colors on his shield.

The Battle of Hastings decided the next king of France.

Which person defeated a Muslim invasion and saved Christianity in Europe?