Review of items dealing with middle ages

Front

What was the significance of the pope crowning a particularly powerful King as "emperor"?

Back

Popes tended to have more authority over kings during Middle Ages.

Front

Around the area of which city did most of the fighting in the crusades take place? (This city was temporarily conquered by the crusaders)

Back

Jerusalem

Front

Which group of people could still read during the early middle ages? Options: Monks, Peasants, Serfs, Barbarians

Back

Monks

Front

What is the most basic idea in the contract (agreement) made between a lord and a vassal? (Think of the general definition of "feudalism")

Back

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

Front

What was the stated main overall goal (chief goal) of the crusades?

Back

to free Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the control of the Muslim Turks

Front

What is a vassal?

Back

someone who received land from a lord in exchange for giving loyalty

Front

Where did Vikings originate from?

Back

Scandinavia

Front

When the Vikings initially began raiding locations, what were their favorite places to raid?

Back

monasteries

Front

What category does the term “fief” most accurately fit into? Options: land grant, religious title, weapon, tax

Back

land grant

Front

Which of the Crusades was the only successful Crusade to achieve the chief goal of crusaders, although its success lasted only for less than a century?

Back

1st crusade