Western Europe Test

____________ the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire

• Charlemagne

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Reign

____________ the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.

• Charlemagne

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Reign

____________ the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection.

• Charlemagne

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Reign

____________ the period of time during which a king or other monarch rules

• Charlemagne

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Reign

____________ land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.

• Charlemagne

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Fief

• Reign

How did the Franks become Christians?

• They learned about Christianity from the conquering Vikings, who set up colonies in their land.

• They followed their leader Clovis into Christianity after he married a Christian woman.

By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., feudalism had

• brought stability to much of Europe.

• been replaced by constitutional monarchy.

In times of war, what could a lord do if he did not wish to fight for his own higher-ranking lord?

• He could supply a well-trained fighting force to fight on his behalf.

• He could pay a large sum of money to get out of his obligation.

What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment?

• He was the first Frankish king to become Christian.

• He built an empire that endured for centuries after his death.

• He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return?

• He owed the king nothing but his gratitude.

• He worked the king's lands to produce food for him.

• He gave the king a supply of knights in time of war.