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| Question | Answer |
| Took control of present-day France; the first true knights of the Middle Ages. | The Franks |
| The trial of a criminal or civil action, in medieval England, by torture or drowning. The proof of innocence is they lived or died. http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/trialbyjury.html | "Trial by Ordeal" |
| Took control of Britain. | Anglo-Saxons |
| Latin word for middle ages. | Medieval |
| Refers to monks who lived in monasteries where they dedicated themselves to doing God's work. | Monasticism |
| Rooms where the monks would hand copy books. | Scriptoria |
| Offering (money) you gave to the church; 1/10 of your income. | Tithe |
| Series of holy wars during the Middle Ages Christians wanted to take back the holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslims. | Crusades |
| Head of the Catholic Church. | The Pope |
| Religious journey made by people in the Middles Ages to holy places. | Pilgrimage |
| Something that belonged to or was touched by Jesus or a saint. A treasured relic might be bone fragment or a tiny piece of the cross. | Holy relics |
| Crime of speaking out against the teachings of the Catholic Church. | Heresy |
| A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation. | Inquisition |
| King of the Franks (Modern day France) who unified Europe by spreading Christianity. He was crowned Emperor of Christendom by the Pope in 800 BCE. | Charlemagne |
| In 911 the King of the Franks gave a part of northern France to some Viking raiders. The region was called Normandy, from the French word "Norman" meaning "men from the north". | Normandy |
| A political & Social institution of the Middle Ages; looked like a pyramid based on land ownership & social class. | Feudalism |
| Nobles who received land from the king. | Lord |
| h | Feudal contract |
| Lesser lord who owed loyalty & military service to a lord or king. | Vassal |
| Warriors on horseback; began training age 7 (a page), at 14 became a squire, 21 yrs. old became a knight. | Kinght |
| Peasant who worked and lived on the manor farm for the lord. | Serf |
| A knight's code of honor. | Chivalry |
| Mock battles between knights. | Tournaments |
| A woman's father arranged her marriage. A woman's main duty was to raise a large family. Education of girls focused on practical skills, girls learned to spin, weave, and cook. | Noblewomen in Feudal Society |
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