Study Guide for Chapter 13

  1. The leader that brought Christianity to the Franks was ______.
  2. A book of rules to be used for governing monasteries was written by______.
  3. The person who increased the Church’s secular role during the Middle Ages was______.
  4. In the feudal system, a tithe represented what part of a peasant’s income? ______
  5. What is a synonym (another word that means the same thing) for serf? ______
  6. The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was…

A. traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope.

B. building an empire larger than any since Rome.

C. visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice.

D. halting the expansion of the Muslim empire.

  1. The Treaty of Verdun resulted in the division of Charlemagne’s empire into ____ parts.
  2. Which Carolingian leader reunited Western Europe and was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III? ______
  3. What was the name for a community of Christian men who gave up all their private possessions to serve God? ______
  4. Which leader halted the Muslim invasion of Western Europe at the Battle of Tours?______
  5. A tithe was a payment made to what type of person? ______
  6. From what region did the Vikings come from?______
  7. In the feudal system, what is a manor? ______
  8. During the Middle Ages, what was a grant of land from a lord to a vassal called? ______
  9. What system of government was based on the exchange of land for protection and services? ______
  10. Which code were knights expected to follow?______
  11. What was a mock battle that served as a training exercise for young knights called?______
  12. What was the act of taking away a person's right to membership in the Church?______
  13. Troubadours were______.
  14. The Song of Roland is an epic poem about a battle between French knights and______invaders.
  15. . Eleanor of Aquitaine is famous because she was queen of ______.
  16. One example of a sacrament is______.
  17. In 1100, the Holy Roman Empire covered most of present day______.
  18. Canon law deals with issues under the authority of the ______.
  19. The Concordat of Worms resolved a power struggle between which two groups?

A. Italian nobles and German rulers

B. the Lombard League and Frederick I

C. the Church and the Holy Roman emperor

D. Rollo, a Viking leader, and Charles the Simple, king of France

  1. Most women’s’ roles during the middle ages remained limited to the ______and______.
  2. According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for these three masters:

1.______

2.______

3.______

  1. How many years did a knight's education last?______
  2. The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was

A. that the vassal would build a city on the lord's lands.

B. that the lord would defend the vassal in battle.

C. that the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.

D. that the vassal would build a monastery in exchange for food.

  1. What is an interdiction?______
  2. Emperor Henry IV's punishment for defying the pope was______.
  3. What does lay investiture allow a king to do?______
  4. Which of the following is not a member of the clergy?

A. king

B. pope

C. priest

D. bishop