Ch. 2 Development of Feudalism in Western Europe

Knights were soldiers that

• wore armor and fought on horseback

• wore little armor and used gunpowder

• had a long sword called a katana

• had a shield and short sword

Because Rome fell, there was

• a time of peace for all barbarians

• a lack of central government

• a law making Christianity illegal

• a very strong economy

Vikings were a group of

• Muslim nomads who traded in goods from the Middle East

• Central European people who originally migrated from Asia

• Northern people who made quick, fierce raids on European villages

• Germanic people who swept south to topple the Roman Empire

(a)   were rulers or powerful landholders.

(a)   pledged loyalty to a lord and fought on behalf of their lord.

(a)   worked the land for their lords, but had some freedom.

(a)   worked the land but were not allowed to leave without their lord's permission.

Crowned emperor in 800 C.E., this leader promoted scholarship, education, and unified much of Europe into an empire.

• Clovis

• Vercingetorix

• Charlemagne

• Julius Caesar

Crowned king in 1066 C.E., this leader and his forces invaded England and brought feudalism to that land.

• Harold Godwinson

• Alfred the Great

• Charlemagne

• William the Conqueror

The code of behavior that knights followed was called

• bushido

• chivalry

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta