The European Middle Ages
Chapter 13 Study Guide
Chapter 13, Section 1: Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms
Key Questions
1) What was the role of both the Germanic Kings and the Catholic Church in replacing the fallen Roman Empire during the early Middle Ages? Was it a time of darkness or light?
Names, Events and Terms to Know
2) Middle (Medieval / Dark) Ages
3) Germanic
4) Franks
5) Clovis
6) monasteries
7) Benedict
8) Scholastica
9) illuminated manuscripts
10) Pope Gregory I
11) Secular
12) Charles Martel
13) major domo
14) Battle of Tours
15) Pepin the Short
16) Carolinian Dynasty
17) Charlemagne
Chapter 13, Section 2: Feudalism in Europe
Key Questions
18) How did the Viking, Magyar and Muslim invaders disrupt the Carolingian Dynasty?
19) How are the principles of feudalisms reflected in the structure of a medieval manor?
Names, Events and Terms to Know
20) Vikings
21) Viking longboat
22) Magyars
23) Muslims
24) Feudalism
25) lord
26) fief
27) vassal
28) knights
29) serfs
30) manors
31) lord’s demesne
32) peasant’s crofts
33) tithe
Chapter 13, Section 3: The Age of Chivalry
Key Questions
34) What are myths and what are the realities of chivalry?
35) What was the role of women in medieval society? How were the lives of peasant women and noble women similar? How were they different?
Names, Events and Terms to Know
36) chivalry
37) knight training and tournaments
38) siege warfare
39) The Song of Roland
40) Troubadours