Medieval Europe Vocabulary

Who were the Scandinavian seafaring warriors known for their advanced ship-building skills?

• Vikings

• Angles

• Franks

• Magyars

Which Germanic tribes migrated to England in the 5th century?

• Normans

• Magyars

• Angles/Saxons

• Vikings

Who was crowned Emperor by the Pope and created the Carolingian Empire?

• Otto the Great

• Henry II

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

What term describes the everyday language spoken by people in a particular region?

• Dialect

• Slang

• Vernacular

• Latin

Which nomadic people settled in what is now Hungary in the 10th century?

• Vikings

• Huns

• Angles

• Magyars

What is the term for land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for military service?

• Estate

• Domain

• Manor

• Fief

What is the large agricultural estate that included the lord's residence, peasant villages, and farming land? It was the basic economic unit of feudal society.

• Estate

• Domain

• Manor

• Fief

What was the economic system of medieval Europe based on self-sufficient agricultural estates?

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

What were peasant farmers bound to work on a lord's manor called?

• Vassals

• Serfs

• Freemen

• Knights

Who were the Nomadic people who migrated to central Europe in the 10th century, settling in what is now Hungary? They eventually converted to Christianity and developed a literate society.

• Angles/Saxons

• Magyars

• Serfs

• Vassals