Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne

European Middle Ages: Chapter 13

Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne. Section 1:pages 317-321

Terms: Middle Ages Franks monastery secular Carolingian Dynasty Charlemagne

1. Another name for Middle Ages is ______. During the period Europe remained ______though unified civilizations flourished in China & Southwest Asia.

2. List three new trends sparked by constant warfare during the Middle Ages.

3. How did the loss of Greek affect medieval society?

4. What new dialects of Latin developed into languages by the year 800?

5. Loyalty to ______& ______

unified Roman society, while Germanic society was bound by ______

& ______.

6. Every Germanic chief led a band of warriors who pledged ______

Warriors felt no obligation to obey a ______

Warriors would not obey ______in the name of an emperor they had never met.

The Germanic stress on personal ties made it impossible to establish ______.

7. Identify:

Clovis

Clothilde

Gregory the Great

Meovingian

Charles Martel

Pepin the Short

8. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours (732)?

9. Charlemagne

How long did he rule?

Who were his enemies?

How did he spread Christianity?

10. How did Pope Leo III show his gratitude to Charlemagne in the year 800?

What was the political significance of this act?

11. Charlemagne strengthened his royal power by limiting ______.

To govern his empire, Charlemagne sent out royal ______who made sure that powerful landholders called ______governed wisely.

12. Charlemagne ______cases, settled disputes and ______faithful followers.

He also closely managed his huge ______, the source of his wealth & power.

13. Charlemagne ordered monasteries to open ______to train monks & priests. He opened a palace school and surrounded himself with ______from England, Germany,

Italy and Spain.

14. Charlemagne died in the year ______. His son, ______, was crowned emperor During Charlemagne’s life. Louis proved to be an ______ruler. He was very ______.

15. Charlemagne’s grandsons were ______, ______, & ______. They fought a ______over control of the empire.

16. The Treaty of ______brought about a peace. The pact divided the empire into ______Kingdoms.

17. After the treaty, Carolinginan kings lost ______. Central authority ______and led to a new system of ______and landholding known as FEUDALISM.

Feudalism in Europe Chapter 13 Section 2 page 322 - 326

Important terms & names: lord, fief, vassal, knight, serf, manor, tithe, Norsemen

1. Look at the map on page 323.

a. Vikings homelands were located in ______

b. Magyar homelands are the present day nation of ______

c. Near what French city was the Caliphate of Cordoba defeated? ______

d. The Mediterranean Sea & its main islands were controlled by ______

2. Describe the typical Viking ship. Why did these inspire fear in the peasants of Europe?

3. Why did the Viking terror in Europe fade away about the year 1000?

4. Why did many people turn to local leaders with their own armies during the period of invasion?

5. Describe the outcome of the peace ceremony that involved Rollo the Viking and Charles the Simple in AD 911? Who was the lord? Who was the vassal?

6. ______was based on mutual obligations. In exchange for military protection and other services, a lord/landowner, granted land called a ______. The person who received the land was called a ______.

7. Draw a social pyramid and place these people in the appropriately: King, noble, bishop, knights, peasants & serfs

Manorial System: page 325 - 26

8. The basic economic system during the Middle Ages was the ______which rested on the rights & obligations between a lord and his serfs. Serfs were provided with ______In return serfs tended the lord’s estates. What duties did all peasants owe the lords, whether they were free or serfs?

9. Describe a peasant’s world.

10. Peasants paid a tax on all ______. Baking bread elsewhere was a crime. Weddings required the lord’s ______and were taxed. Finally the church taxed peasants also. Its share was ______percent of the peasants’ income. The peasants believed that ______determined a person’s place in society, as did most Christians