Vocab Quiz 4: Review

Scandinavian peoples whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s.

• Troubadour

• Vikings

• Medieval

• Witch

A European noble who served as a mounted warrior.

• Franks

• Ghost

• Knight

• Charlemagne

Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord.

• Feudalism

• Magyars

• Vampire

• Battle of Tours

The capital of the eastern Roman empire; capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, now called Istanbul.

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Princess

• Knight

• Constantinople

Exchange of pledges between lords and vassals.

• Tournament

• Feudal Contract

• Lifeguard

• Fief

Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history between ancient and modern times.

• Medieval

• Clown

• Feudal Contract

• Clovis

A lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord.

• Magyars

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Vassal

• Pirate

Economic system during the Middle Ages in Europe that was built around large estates called manors, which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands.

• Manor System

• Cowboy

• Tournament

• Constantinople

Ruler who has complete authority.

• Astronaut

• Magyars

• Autocrat

• Charles Martel

Collection of Roman laws organized by the Byzantine emperor Justinian and later serving as a model for the Catholic Church and medieval monarchs.

• Troubadour

• Justinian’s Code

• Mummy

• Justinian