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| How did people of eastern Europe cross into western Europe | The North European Plain |
| What is a fief | A grant of land |
| Which major development followed the establishment of monasteries in Europe? | The diffusion of Christianity |
| What is a serf | They were members of the lowest class of peasants who were tied to the land. |
| What factor added to a system of feudalism arising in Europe? | Fear that Vikings would control the region. |
| What element of Europe's geography helped to create fertile farmland? | Long and mighty rivers that carried soil. |
| what was Benedict of Nursia condemning when he founded a monastery? | Greed and corruption in the Roman Church. He founded the Benedictine religious order. |
| By offering loyalty to a lord in exchange for land, a vassal became part of... | The feudal system support plan. |
| Charlemagne's armies crossed the Pyrenees to attack...? | He attacked the Moors (of Islamic Spain) |
| What are the scared rights of the Catholic church? | They are called the Sacraments: marriage, death, baptism, communion, etc. |
| How did traveling missionaries help Christianity to spread amoung the common people of Europe? | They spoke about their faith and tried to show that it was superior to pagan beliefs |
| Serving as a page prepared a young man for which role in the feudal system? | He learned to become a squire and then a knight. |
| St. Boniface cut down a tree that was considered sacred to German pagans. What was the result? | He converted pagans by demonstrating that their gods could not harm him. |
| What is a religious order? | It is a community of men or women bound by certain religious vows. |
| Charlemagne's empire strechted from the Atlantic Ocean to the Adriatic Sea; which was most of... | Centeral and western European plains. |
| By protecting and employing the local population, the medieval manor system functioned as.. | A form of government. (Judge, jury, taxes, military protection) |
| What is a large unbroken area of land called? | Landmass |
| The North Europe Plain... | is the fertile [rich] heart of Europe. |
| Which of the following help spread Christianity in the region north of the Alps..? | Monasteries helped spread Christianity N. of the Alps. |
| What happened when Charlemagne's gov't failed to protect it's people? | Local nobles eventually took power, and feudal system appeared |
| What was important about the Rhine River's flow across the most of Europe? | It carried fine soil to fertilize farms in the area. |
| What did the Benedict of Nursia do when he saw greed and dishonesty in Rome | He became a hermit and started a monastery |
| What did feudalism require of a vassal? | It asked him for loyalty (to his lord) for a gift (fief) of land |
| To attack the Moors of Spain, Charlemagne's armies had to cross... | The Pyrenees Mountains. |
| What happened when Charlemagne's government finally fell apart? | Local nobles took (control) power, and the feudal system appeared. |
| A young man (14) from a noble family prepared to become a knight by serving as a...? | squire |
| A young boy (7) became a squire by serving as a...? | page |
| What level of the social hierarchy would you find a Lord of the manor? | He'd be with the nobles and church leaders (bishops) |
| About how much did a European suit of armor weigh? | It weighed about 60+ pounds. |
| About how much money did a Medieval horse cost in today's dollars? | It cost about as much as a small airplane ($75,000 - $125,000) |
