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Review for the Test on the Early Middle Ages

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When the Huns invaded, what happened to the other European tribes?

they were pushed westward

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What was invented that made horses useful in farming?

a new harness

10

Who was Charles the Hammer Martel?

Frankish king who stopped Muslim advance at Battle of Tours

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Why was Charlemagne the ideal emperor for many?

Frankish king, devout Christian, Roman emperor

15

Why did being a member of the clergy equal having power?

authority among the people, access to education, working for God

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What was life like at the bottom of the feudalism pyramid?

Peasants, worked land, paid tribute

10

What training did a knight go through?

Page at age 7, squire to a knight at age 13, knight at 21

10

Why was a 3-field system better than a 2-field system?

more reliable crops every year

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Which three people were chivalrous knights supposed to fight for?

Lord, lord, and lady

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What was the exact date of Charlemagne’s coronation?

Christmas Day, 800 AD

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Which people invaders often targeted monasteries?

Vikings

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Name two things people did for entertainment?

Went hunting, played games, listened to troubadours, …

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What food item often started on the castle table and ended up on the peasant table?

trenchers (bread plates)

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What were the stages of an apprenticeship?

apprentice - journeyman - master (guild?)

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Who read and wrote in the Middle Ages?

Clergy, maybe a noble

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What was simony?

selling/buying a church position

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