Chapter 19: Medieval Europe Lessons 1-5

An inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.

• fjord

• peninusla

• island

• archipelago

Agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country.

• excommunicate

• concrodat

• Inquisition

• Reconquest

To exclude a person from church membership.

• theology

• concordat

• vernacular

• excommunicate

German king the pope declared first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

• Lief Erikson

• Charlemagne

• Otto I

• William II

Europe's seas and rivers played an important part in Europe's growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for:

• invading other lands

• combining kingdoms

• trading with nearby economies

• converting distant groups to Catholicism

Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

• Angles

• Celts

• Franks

• Saxons

Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?

• education

• freedom

• equality

• religion

What influence did Germanic kings have on Europe's religion?

• they helped to spread Islamic faith

• they helped to spread Christianity

• they helped to spread Judaism

• they helped to spread Buddhism

Person who worked the lord's land:

• knight

• serf

• fief

• vassal

Warrior in armor who fought on horseback for a lord; lower-ranking vassal.

• serf

• freeman

• vassal

• knight