Middle Ages Check In

Communities of monks built over Europe during Middle Ages

• Fief

• Manors

• Monasteries

• Middle Ages

The empire that united Western Europe once again under Charlemagne.

• Monasteries

• Middle Ages

• Manorialism

• Holy Roman Empire

Estates, or large land holdings of nobles in exchange for services to the king.

• Carolingian Empire

• Charlemagne

• Medieval

• Fiefs

The people who provided money and knights to the king in exchange for land.

• Lords

• Vassal

• Squire

• Knights

A political system in which land was owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for their loyalty and service.

• Fief

• Manorialism

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

The land given to a knight in exchange for fighting for the nobles and king.

• Obligations/allegiances

• Manors

• Vassals

• Fief

Warriors on horseback who were the best fighters and protected the king, lords, and serfs/ peasants.

• Knights/Vassals

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

• Lords

Another name for the Middle Ages

• Medieval Times

• Feudalism

• Renaissance

• Manorialism

What were the Crusades?

• Political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals.

• A noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord, and in return was given protection.

• The most powerful organization in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• Holy wars that the Catholic Church began to force Muslims out of Europe and reclaim the holy land.

The main religion in Europe during the Middle Ages was

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism