The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe

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How did the Franks become Christians?

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They followed their leader Clovis into Christianity after he married a Christian woman.

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What was the purpose of feudalism?

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It provided people with protection and safety by establishing a stable social order.

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By the start of the High Middle Ages, around 1000 C.E., feudalism had:

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brought stability to much of Europe.

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In times of war, what could a lord do if he did not wish to fight for his own higher-ranking lord?

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He could supply a well-trained fighting force to fight on his behalf.

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Knights lived by a strong code of behavior called

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chivalry

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What was Charlemagne's greatest accomplishment? Options: He was the first Frankish king to become Christian. He permanently ended the threat from invading Vikings. He built an empire that endured for centuries after his death. He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

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He unified nearly all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

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When a king granted a fief to a vassal, what did the vassal owe the king in return?

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He gave the king a supply of knights in time of war.

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What was the function of a castle?

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to serve as a home, to protect people during times of military conflict, to remind people of the power of the ruling classes

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Which statement is true about Noblewomen? Options: They had comfortable and easy lives., They often held fiefs and inherited land., They were always protected from the dangers of war., They had very little to do with their own children.

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They often held fiefs and inherited land.

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Most people during the Middle Ages were

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peasants.