Middle Ages Game Board Review

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What event marks the beginning of the Middle Ages? Options: the fall of the Roman Empire, the Viking Raids, the Battle of Hastings

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the fall of the Roman Empire

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The Frankish leader proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.

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Charlemagne

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A powerful Germanic tribe that conquered Gaul, the region we now call France.

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Franks

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Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities called monasteries.

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monks

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A combination of legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and the 15th centuries.

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feudalism

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Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for serving and protecting a vassal's manor.

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fief

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A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a vassal.

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manor

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A peasant who was bound to the land.

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serf

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What was the purpose of the first Crusade?

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Retake the city of Jerusalem

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A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:

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The Black Death