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In return for military service the king gave a vassal a piece of land called a | fief |
A form of government during the middle ages | feudalism |
Most peasants in a feudal society work for | the lord of the manor |
A feudal system's economy is based on | agriculture |
A dwelling or living area for monks | monastery |
A large estate or farm | manor |
A peasant bound to the land he owed his labor to the lord | serf |
land granted by the king | fiefs |
A swelling or living area for monks | monastery |
movement for reform in the christian religion | reformation |
A war for the cross a religious war | crusade |
What did Luther think was the most important authority in Christianity? | the bible |
Who was in charge of all the churches in a certain area? | bishop |
Why did king Henry VIII have Thomas More beheaded ? | he refused to join the church of England |
Which continent is smaller than Europe? | Australia |
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia? | Ural |
A graph that provides information about climate and precipitation | ? |
This peninsula was formed by Spain and Portugal | Lberian |
Highest peak in the Alps | Mt Blanc |
In the 14th century people rediscovered the writings of | ancient Greece and Rome |
What did they call the representatives from different guilds? | town council |
______ led a group of vikings to North America around 1000 | Leif Eriksson |
Tribes north of the Rhine and Danube Rivers they invaded the Roman Empire | Germanic Tribes |
Name the three periods of recorded history | ancient times, medieval times, and modern times |
What is the shape of the earth? | sphere |
Imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the poles | equator |
Average number of people who live in an area population | population density |
A map that shows eleveations | contour map |
To solve the problem of drawing a spherical earth on a flat surface mapmakers used | different projections |
Under ________ people offered their services to powerful lords in return for protection and land | Feudalism |
Period of time after the middle ages | renaissance |
An association of people in the same business | guild |
Who ruled England in the golden age? | Queen Elizabeth |
Why did townspeople have it better than people who lived on a manor? | They didn't have to work for a lord |
Control over making and selling of goods | monopoly |
pupil or student | apprentice |
A trained warrior | knight |
This man estabilshed an empire that included most of western europe | Charlemagne |
religious Communities | convents or monasteries |
a peasant bound to the soil | serf |
Loss of culture | dark ages |
a lords estate | manor |
Fierce invaders from Scandinavia | Vikings |
Land granted by one lord to another | fief |