The Early Middle Ages Study Guide
Chapter 15 Section 1 and 2
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Fjord
2.
Excommunicate
3.
Aachen
4.
Concordat
5.
Otto I
6.
Flanders
7.
Serf
8.
Knight
9.
Fief
10.
Venice
11.
The seas and rivers in Europe were important because they provided safety and opportunities for
12.
A Germanic people, the ____, settled the area known today as France.
13.
Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in ____ for all people.
14.
Between A.D. 800 and 900, Europe was invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and
15.
In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking ____
officials.
16.
Under ____, landowning nobles governed and protected the people in return for services.
17.
Two important farming inventions of the Middle Ages that made turning over soil faster were the
horse collar and what?
18.
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
19.
In medieval towns, the townspeople paid ____ to the lord in exchange for basic rights.
20.
Because the buildings were made of wood and closely spaced, medieval cities could be easily
destroyed by
EssayHow were the rivers important to Europe?