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| What was the political structure of feudal Europe? |
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| List the tree periods of Middle Ages |
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a) The Early Middle Ages
b) The High Ages
c) The Late Ages |
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| a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized. |
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| the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome |
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| Why were the Franks successful in war? |
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| The Franks developed a new style of warfare -> paid knights to fight (paid money and land) |
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| How did Clovis help build the Frank Empire? |
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| converted people into Christianity and defeated the Roman Army |
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| What did Charlemagne and Pope Leo III accomplish? |
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| Charlemagne and Pope Leo III survived many barbaric attacks together. |
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| Who were the three groups that threatened Europe in the 9th and 10th Centuries? |
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a) Muslims
b) Magyars
c) Vikings |
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| Why did Knights need to have some wealth? |
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| a suit full of armor and a horse costed a small fortune. |
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| What did pages do during their first stage of training? |
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| They spent much of their time with the ladies in the castle. They were taught how to sing, dance, compose music,and play the harp. |
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| What did a squire so for a knight? (be specific) |
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| A squire polished knight's armor, sword, shield, and lance. He even even cared for his horse. HE waited on him at mealtime, carrying water for hand washing, carving meat, and filling his cup when it was empty. |
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| How did a squire learn to how to fight? What weapons did they use? |
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| They learnt to fight by practicing in make- believe battles. They learnt to fight with a sword, a lance, and a long spear. |
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| What were the two ways a squire could be knighted? |
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a) stay up all night praying
b) If a squire did very well in a battle |
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| the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, and respect for women. |
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| Knights were expected to be... |
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| loyal to their church and their lord, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women. |
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| In a Joust, two armed knights on horseback galloped at each other with lanes held straight out. |
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| What two types of peasants were there in the middle ages? |
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a) unfree - farmed the lord's fields and could not leave the lord's estate.
b) rented the land to farm and owed only their rent to the lord. |
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