Warm-Up Feudalism, Charlemagne, & the Franks

Feudalism

• Feudalism is a modern economic theory.
• Feudalism is based solely on trade agreements.
• Feudalism eliminates the concept of land ownership.
• Feudalism is a medieval social and economic system based on land ownership and military service.

Manorialism

• An economic model focused solely on trade and commerce.
• A religious doctrine that governed the lives of monks in monasteries.
• An economic system where the lord's manor was self-sufficient, producing needs for daily life.

• A political system in ancient Rome based on citizenship and voting.

Vassal

• A type of medieval weapon.
• A noble who received land from a king in return for loyalty and military service.

• A lord who grants land to vassals.
• A peasant who works the land without any obligations.

Serf

• A type of medieval weapon
• A peasant legally bound to work on a lord's estate in exchange for protection.

• A free worker in a city
• A nobleman in the feudal system

Fief

• A type of medieval armor.
• A title given to a nobleman.
• A form of currency used in feudal times.
• A piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service

Charlemagne

• A Frankish king who was crowned Emperor by the Pope

• Julius Caesar
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Louis XIV

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church who played a major role in medieval European politics.

• The Pope
• The Archbishop
• The Cardinal
• The Bishop

A title given to Charlemagne by the Pope, reinforcing the connection between church and state.

• Holy Roman Emperor
• Emperor of Byzantium
• Pope of Rome
• King of France

After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE, how did Western Europe become fragmented? (Choose 3)

• lack of centralized authority & literacy rates dropped

• long distance trade declined, cities shrank

• Germanic tribes formed

• Strengthening of the Catholic Church

When the Pope crowned Charlemagne, what did it symbolize?

• It symbolized the authority the Church had over kings.

• It marked the beginning of the Renaissance.
• It indicated the Pope's retirement plans.
• It represented the end of the Roman Empire.