Middle Ages Unit #1

Feudalism developed as a way for medieval societies to:

• protect themselves

• increase trade

• share traditions

• build an empire

Land granted to a vassal by his lord was called a

• Polis

• Fief

• Caste

• Franks

Term used for the peasants that were bound to the Feudal land

• Slaves

• Knights

• Serfs

• Franks

Middle Age social system of powerful lords giving land to lesser lords in exchange for loyalty and military service

• Serfdom

• Feudalism

• Absolutism

• Catholicism

He was responsible for briefly reuniting much of Western Europe in the early 800s after the effects of German invasion

• Constantine

• Confucius

• Alexander

• Charlemagne

Eastern portion of the Roman Empire that preserved and spread a lot of the classical elements of Rome

• Mongolian Empire

• Tsarist Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Muslim Empire

Byzantine Emperor who collected the laws of ancient Rome and organized civilization

• Diocletian

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Ghengis Khan

The Christian Church's split over the authority of the Pope

• Bushido

• Hijrah

• Chivalry

• Schism