Chapter 8 Review
The ____________ was significant because it stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe.
Battle of Tours
Who said, "I have taken vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity "
Benedictine Monk
Who said, "From Aachen I shall rule my empire"
Charlemagne
Written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
Charter
An estate granted to a vassal
fief
New agricultural technologies in the Middle Ages led to increased ____________.
food production
Charlemagne is credited with the revival of Latin____________
learning
What group dominated the economic and political life of towns during the High Middle Ages?
merchant guilds
Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for ____________
military service
What group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
peasants
Some religious people wanted to reform the Church during medieval times because its very success brought____________
problems
The church had a great power over people during the Middle Ages because it decided who could achieve ____________
salvation
worldly
secular
A peasant who was bound to the land
serf
Monks and nuns improved life during the Middle Ages by caring for the ____________
sick & poor
Who most like said, "My master is teaching me the art of sword making."
Apprentice
A code of conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages
Code of Chivalry
The manor economy was based on ____________
Farming and self-sufficiency
What group conquered the former Roman province of Gaul?
Franks
Who most likely said, "It is my duty to be brave, loyal and true"
Knight
Who said, "I set up a short lived colony in North America"
Leif Erikson
Who is likely to have said, "Servants, come! Carry these bundles of cloth for sale through the streets."
Medieval merchant
____________ helped to unite Charlemagne's empire.
Strong government
Who most likely said, "Let me sing you a song, my lady, praising your virtues"
Troubadour
Who most likely said, " My first loyalty is to my liege lord"
Vassal
Money for investment
capital
What problem did the Cluniac reforms address?
church corruptions
The three-field system contributed to the agricultural revolution by allowing peasants to produce more ____________
crops
Tax the Church required Christians to pay
tithe
____________ was the most important economic activity in a medieval town.
trade
Lending money at interest
usury
