World History Chapter 10 Lesson 1

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how many sections was the carolingian empire split, why did it split, and what were they called?

3, the west Frankish lands, the eastern Frankish lands, and the Middle Kingdom, Charlemagne died

where were vikings from?

Scandinavia

what was another mans for Norsemen, Northmen?

Vikings- germanic people

fief

a grant of land made to a vassal; the vassal held political authority within his fief

vassal

a man who served a lord in a military capacity, swore and oath to fight in battles and leaders took care of their needs

knights

a member of the heavily armored calvary

another word for nobility?

aristocracy

who was carolingian empire king?

charlemagne

what type of ships did vikings have?

dragon ships with arched prows

what was the major obligation of a lord to vassals?

giving land and protection for vassal by defending him military or by taking his side in a dispute

what did the ruler of Frankish lands do to the vikings?

he gave them land=called Normandy and covered them to Christianity= made vikings part of the civilization

joust

individual combat between two knights, main part of a tournament

How did the ships helped the vikings?

it helped sail to far inland attack places

what people were the nobility?

kings, dukes, counts, barons, aristocracy, and even bishops

what type of people formed the backstage of the european aristocracy?

knights

what was the best gift a lord could give to its vassals?

land

why could aristocrat women do?

legally hold property, manage the estate if husband is away, maintaining all supplies needed for the house, and some may have dominated their husbands

Since vikings became a threat to lords subjects who did the people turn to for protection?

local landed aristocrates, nobles

aristocratic women were controlled by?

men or their fathers

what was the european feudal society dominated by?

men whose chief concern was warfare

in what ways were knights central to feudalism?

offered protection

to become a vassal what did you have to do?

perform an act of homage (loyalty ceremony) to his lord

Feudalism

political and social order that developed during the middle ages when royal governments were no longer able to defend their subjects; nobles offered protection and land in return for service

when vassals contained fief they came to hold?

political authority within them

what did Vikings love to do?

search for spoils of war and new avenues of trade= invasions in Europe

who did the knights have to defend?

the church, defenseless people, treat captives as royal guests, treat aristocratic women with respect

to who were the 3 sections of the carolingian empire given to?

the grandsons of Charlemagne

chivalry

the ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; it was a code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold

feudal contract

the unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal

why was the carolingian empire falling?

there was invasions by vikings and local nobles gained power because the3 new kings kept fighting over the land

what did vikings do when they entered villlages and towns?

they sacked, destroyed churches, and defeated small local armies

what was the major obligation of a vassal to his lord?

to perform military service, 40 days a year, also they gave advice to the lords

why did feudalism start to get complicated?

vassals would have vassals and vassals would barely have enough land to provide them income

Vikings were?

warriors, shipbuilders, and sailors


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