World History Chapter 10 Lesson 1
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
