Week in Review 7.28-7.30

Reorder the following in order of most power to least power. 1 is the most power, 4 is the least.

• Knights

• King

• Serfs

• Lords

Monks in monasteries preserved knowledge by creating ​ (a)   . These books were written in ​ (b)   , which allowed monks to study ancient technologies. These books would eventually ​ (c)   .

• illuminated manuscripts
• Latin and Greek
• end the dark ages
• large castles
• Frankish and Arabic
• lead to the dark ages.

What did kings give to lords in the feudal system in exchange for their loyalty?

• fiefs

• money

• knights

Match the following description with the Feudal character they describe.

• Knight

• A commoner who was considered part of a fief. They had little rights and low wages.

• King

• A wealthy landowner who was loyal to the king.

• Lord

• The most powerful person in a feudal system who controls the military.

• Serf

• A medieval warrior who followed the code of chivalry.

A ​ (a)   is a medieval feudal estate that was always located close to a river​. People moved to manors for ​ (b)   like Vikings. Each manor had three ​ (c)   that would rotate crops seasonally. The manor required every person to attend ​ (d)   on Sundays.

• manor
• protection from invaders
• fields
• church
• monastery
• protection from diseases
• castles
• school

Match the following terms or people with their correct definition.

• Charles Martel

• The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire who established Christianity as the main religion.

• Charlemagne

• The monk who performed miracles and established rules for monasteries.

• St. Benedict

• This person crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor.

• Pope Leo III

• The Frankish king who defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours.

• Holy Roman Empire

• The territory ruled by Charlemagne.

​ (a)   almost led Europe out of the Dark Ages. He built ​ (b)   for all classes of people and made ​ (c)   the official religion of his empire. But the ​ (d)   attacked, driving Europe further into the Dark Ages.

• Charlemagne
• schools
• Christianity
• Vikings
• monasteries
• Islam
• samurai
• Charles the Hammer
• St. Patrick