Middle Ages

How did the Franks expand their empire?

• military

• trading

• marriage

What is a fief?

• large piece of land

• manor

• payment

What is a vassal?

• person who receives a piece of land

• another name for a king

• person who works on a ship

• person who works in the church

Agreements between those who owned the land and those who worked on the land were called?

• manor obligations

• feudal obligations

• vassals

• fiefs

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

• Manors

• feudalism

• vassals

• fiefs

Which leader tried to reinterpret Roman culture by building new roads, libraries, and schools?

• Charlemagne

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Justinian

What religion did the Frankish kingdom practice?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Shintoism

Why did peasants enter into feudal agreements with Vassals?

• to make money

• for protection

• for better trade

Was there social mobility (could you move up) in the Manorial system?

• No

• Yes

Who was the Frankish leader during the Battle of Tours?

• Charles Martel

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• Pepin