Medieval Christian Vocab

king of the Franks, the Lombards, and emperor of the Romans

• Theodora

• Charlemagne

• Justinian

• Charles Martel

The wife of the emperor Justinian and was his most trusted advisor

• Theodora

• Charlemagne

• Justinian

• Charles Martel

Served as mayor of the palace (the person who ruled in the name of the king) for the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom from 715 until 741.

• Theodora

• Charlemagne

• Justinian

• Charles Martel

was born of peasant stock and adopted by his uncle Justin

• Theodora

• Charlemagne

• Justinian

• Charles Martel

Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Medieval

• Fief

refers to the Middle Ages

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Medieval

• Fief

loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Medieval

• Fief

in medieval Europe, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty

• Chivalry

• Feudalism

• Medieval

• Fief

a European noble who served as a mounted warrior

• Knight

• Viking

• Troubadour

• Fief

Scandinavian peoples whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s

• Knight

• Viking

• Troubadour

• Fief