| A | B |
|---|
| why did Europeans fear the Vikings? | The Vikings attacked and plundered villages |
| What was the center of Christianity in eastern Europe | Byzantine Empire |
| A collection of roman Law | the Justinian Code |
| ruler of the Holy Roman Empire | Charlemagne |
| an organization of people with similar trades | guild |
| another name for the Middle Ages | Medieval Period, The Age of Faith, The Dark Ages |
| a lord gave a knight a fief in return for ______ | military service |
| a large estate or farm | manor |
| a code of conduct | chivalry |
| sea rover | Viking |
| monastery | religious community |
| convent | religious community |
| troubadour | a wandering poet |
| the outcome of the Battle of Hastings | William became king of England |
| a document that guarantees the rights of nobles | Magna carta |
| the purpose of the Crusades | to free the Holy Land from Muslim control |
| Who fought in the Hundred Years War? | England and France |
| What killed as much as 1/2 the population of Europe | "the Black Death" or "Bubonic Plague" |
| another name for the Black Death | the Bubonic Plague |
| Who helped Charles VII defeat England? | Joan of Arc |
| a journey to a holy place for a religious purpose | pilgrimage |
| What did the growth of trade within Europe cause? | towns to grow up around markets |
| An important accomplishment of Charlemagne | to bring many Europeans under one government |
| How did the Crusades help Europe's economic growht? | increasing trade |
| What was life on the feudal manor based on? | farming |
| Who brought Europe's best scholars to his court? | Charlemagne |
| What did the Magna Carta establish? | the idea that the king must live by the law of the land |
| One of the greatest architectural achievements of the Age of Faith | Cathedral of Notre Dame |
| Why was the Middle Ages also known as the Age of Faith? | religion was important |
| How were manors and monestic communities alike during the Middle Ages? | both were able to support themselves fully |
