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Euro. Beginning/Byzantium 2
Euro. Beginning/Byzantium 2
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History
10th Grade
11/17/2015

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______________ were a place for the knights of the age to show off skills and train.
Definition
tournaments
Term
Which is true about those that fought in wars during the middle ages?
Definition
They were rich nobles
Term
As we saw with Charlemagne, the __________ (person or place) has the most power in this new social and political system because of the impact they/it has on the entire society.
Definition
Pope/Church
Term
In the new system, there were lords who promised _______ (really the only valuable commodity at the time besides loyalty) to those that would promise to fight and protect them.
Definition
land
Term
The new social/political order that emerged after the Carolingian Empire weakened causing disorder and invaders made the local areas unsafe was called ______________.
Definition
Feudalism
Term
Two ways to keep a system built on war from always fighting was to grant titles of nobility and for knights to keep a strict oath/code of ___________ that says they will defend the Church, protect the defenseless, treat captured with hospitality (kindness), and treat women with respect
Definition
Chivalry
Term
The land that you owned would be called a ______ which gave you political, economic, and social power over that land.
Definition
fief
Term
The ___________ were a successful Scandinavian peoples that were skilled warriors, master boat builders, and most likely settled due to trade being easier than pillaging.
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Vikings
Term
Giving an oath to your lord would make you a ____________ which originally came from Germanic warriors' oath to their leader.
Definition
Vassal
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