Chapter 17
Historical Terms and Concepts to Know *Who, what, where, why, when, how,
so what?
Clovis
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Vikings
Feudalism
Manorialism
Holy Roman Empire
vassals
horse collars
watermills
Pope Gregory I
Hanseatic League
chivalry
Thomas Aquinas
Gothic cathedrals
Reconquista
bubonic plague
Clovis
Magyars
serfs
manors
heavy plows
William Duke of
Normandy
three estates
guilds
pilgrimage
Leif Erikson
fourth crusade
Frankish Kingdom
Britain
Iberian Peninsula
Discussion Questions
Examine the economic world of early medieval Europe. What role did the
manor play in this world? How did trade influence Europe?
Discuss the creation of feudalism. How did this system arise? What were the
most important features of this system? How well did it work?
How could the central lord-retainer relationship of feudalism create political
and social order? How could it be used to create powerful states? What were
its dangers?
Examine the invasions that plagued Europe after the fall of Rome. How was
Europe influenced by these migrations?
Examine the rise of monasticism. What role did monasteries play in early
medieval Europe? How important were St. Benedict and St. Scholastica?
Chapter 17
Discussion Questions
Examine the economic world of early medieval Europe. What role did the
manor play in this world? How did trade influence Europe?
Discuss the creation of feudalism. How did this system arise? What were the
most important features of this system? How well did it work?
How could the central lord-retainer relationship of feudalism create political
and social order? How could it be used to create powerful states? What were
its dangers?
Examine the invasions that plagued Europe after the fall of Rome. How was
Europe influenced by these migrations?
Examine the rise of monasticism. What role did monasteries play in early
medieval Europe? How important were St. Benedict and St. Scholastica?
Historical Terms and Concepts to Know *Who, what, where, why, when, how,
so what?
Clovis
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Vikings
Feudalism
Manorialism
Holy Roman Empire
vassals
horse collars
watermills
Pope Gregory I
Hanseatic League
chivalry
Thomas Aquinas
Gothic cathedrals
Reconquista
bubonic plague
Clovis
Magyars
serfs
manors
heavy plows
William Duke of
Normandy
three estates
guilds
pilgrimage
Leif Erikson
fourth crusade
Frankish Kingdom
Britain
Iberian Peninsula