Early Middle Ages Quiz

Christianity

Roman culture

Traditions of Germanic tribes

Influences of international trade

Greek culture

Scandinavia

Normandy

England

France

manorialism

chivalry

feudalism

primogeniture

a land granted from a Lord

a type of justice

a person receiving land

a fortified home

Lords gave land to vassals and then also protected their vassals.

Vassals paid for their land and the Lords helped them to protect their lands.

Lords gave land to a vassal who then was obligated to provide military service to his Lord.

Vassals worked the land for the Lords who provided housing and protection.

the person receiving a grant of land.

the person giving the grant of land.

any common person living in the country or city.

a common person legally bound to the land and unable to leave it.

France

Russia

Hungary

England

It was a way of dealing with the spread of Christianity.

It was a way of dealing with the Roman conquest of Julius Caesar.

It was a way of dealing with the Germanic invasions in the former Western Roman empire

It was a way of dealing with the rise of absolute rulers in Europe.

bishop

priest

archbishop

cardinal

preserved Greco-Roman texts

worked long hours

taught the lower classes

advised kings