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Who was Clovis?Who was Clovis?He was the first of the He was the first of the

Frankish, Merovingian kings, Frankish, Merovingian kings, who accepted Christianity who accepted Christianity after winning an important after winning an important

battle. battle.

Where was Tours?Where was Tours?

This is where the Franks This is where the Franks stopped the Muslim stopped the Muslim

expansion into Southern expansion into Southern France and Western Europe.France and Western Europe.

What was the Carolingian What was the Carolingian Dynasty?Dynasty?

This is the name of the This is the name of the dynasty established by dynasty established by Pepin III after giving the Pepin III after giving the

Pope, Lombard lands Pope, Lombard lands conquered in battle.conquered in battle.

Who was Charlemagne?Who was Charlemagne?

He was crowned King of He was crowned King of the Franks and Holy the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor on Roman Emperor on

Christmas Day 800 A.D. Christmas Day 800 A.D.

What was the Treaty of What was the Treaty of Verdun?Verdun?

This is the Treaty that This is the Treaty that divided Charlesmagne’s divided Charlesmagne’s great empire into three great empire into three

weaker Kingdoms.weaker Kingdoms.

What is primogeniture?What is primogeniture?

This is the name given to the This is the name given to the act of awarding all of the act of awarding all of the land, and the title to the land, and the title to the eldest son in a family.eldest son in a family.

What is a fief?What is a fief?

This is feudal grant of land.This is feudal grant of land.

What was the Lord’s What was the Lord’s domain?domain?

This the lord’s third of the This the lord’s third of the land that he kept for land that he kept for

himself.himself.

What was chivalry?What was chivalry?

This was the Medieval code This was the Medieval code of conduct.of conduct.

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What was manorialism, What was manorialism, where everything was made where everything was made

on the manor?on the manor?This was the economic This was the economic system that developed in system that developed in Medieval Europe after the Medieval Europe after the

fall of Rome. fall of Rome.

Who were the Magyars?Who were the Magyars?

These people were the These people were the nomads from central Asia, nomads from central Asia, whose tactics and fighting whose tactics and fighting style resembled the Huns, style resembled the Huns, settling in Eastern Europe.settling in Eastern Europe.

Who was William the Who was William the Conqueror?Conqueror?

He was the Norman He was the Norman leader who conquered leader who conquered

England in 1066.England in 1066.

Who was Thomas Becket?Who was Thomas Becket?He was the archbishop of He was the archbishop of Canterbury who was Canterbury who was

murdered by the King’s murdered by the King’s soldiers after refusing to soldiers after refusing to

allow Henry II to take allow Henry II to take control of Church law and control of Church law and

revenues.revenues.

Who was King John I?Who was King John I?

He was the English king He was the English king that was forced to sign that was forced to sign

the Magna Carta in 1215 the Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymeade.at Runnymeade.

Who was Philip Augustus Who was Philip Augustus or Philip II?or Philip II?

He was the shrewd French He was the shrewd French Capetian king who seized Capetian king who seized

English lands while Richard II English lands while Richard II was off fighting the was off fighting the

Crusades.Crusades.

Who was Pope Innocent Who was Pope Innocent III?III?

From 1198-1216, he was From 1198-1216, he was considered the most considered the most

powerful Pope in history and powerful Pope in history and led the papacy to its zenith led the papacy to its zenith

in prestige and power.in prestige and power.

What was simony?What was simony?

This was the practice of This was the practice of paying for a position in the paying for a position in the

church.church.

What was baptism, What was baptism, communion ( Holy communion ( Holy

Eucharist), confirmation, Eucharist), confirmation, penance, ordination, penance, ordination,

matrimony, and extreme matrimony, and extreme unction ( last rites)?unction ( last rites)?These were the sacraments These were the sacraments

of the Roman Catholic of the Roman Catholic Church.Church.

Who was the Bishop?Who was the Bishop?

This was the church position This was the church position that was head of the that was head of the

diocese and the manager or diocese and the manager or head of the Cathedral.head of the Cathedral.

What was the Benedictine What was the Benedictine Rule?Rule?This was the oath a monk This was the oath a monk

took upon joining a took upon joining a Monastery pledging to Monastery pledging to

always obey the abbot, and always obey the abbot, and granting that all his property granting that all his property was also the property of the was also the property of the

other monks.other monks.

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What or who was the What or who was the Archbishop of Canterbury?Archbishop of Canterbury?This position in the English This position in the English church later becomes the church later becomes the highest position and the highest position and the leader of the Anglican leader of the Anglican

Church that forms around Church that forms around 1529 A.D. 1529 A.D.

What were shires?What were shires?

These were the These were the governmental districts in governmental districts in

early Anglo - Saxon England. early Anglo - Saxon England.

What was English common What was English common law?law?

This was the type of English This was the type of English law based on a judge’s law based on a judge’s

decision rather than a set of decision rather than a set of established rules or statutes.established rules or statutes.

What was the Ile-de- What was the Ile-de- France?France?

This was the small area This was the small area around Paris that the around Paris that the early Capetian kings early Capetian kings

ruled.ruled.

What was the formation of What was the formation of the English Parliament ?the English Parliament ?This was the expansion of This was the expansion of the English Great Council the English Great Council

by Simon De Montfort, that by Simon De Montfort, that allowed merchants, and allowed merchants, and representatives of the representatives of the

middle class to advise the middle class to advise the King.King.

What was an interdict?What was an interdict?

This was the Papal act of This was the Papal act of excommunicating an entire excommunicating an entire

country.country.

What was the Inquisition?What was the Inquisition?

This was the organization This was the organization formed by the Dominicans formed by the Dominicans

to eliminate heresy and to eliminate heresy and often heretics.often heretics.

Who were the serfs?Who were the serfs?

These were the peasants These were the peasants that were bound to the that were bound to the

land. land.

What or who was a What or who was a vassal?vassal?

This was the person who This was the person who held and worked the land held and worked the land

in exchange for his in exchange for his services in battle.services in battle.

What was the Domesday What was the Domesday Book?Book?

This was the book or This was the book or tabulation of the wealth of tabulation of the wealth of England compiled for tax England compiled for tax purposes by William I of purposes by William I of

England from 1066- 1087?England from 1066- 1087?