Section 2: Feudalism

1. Section 2: Feudalism What happened that forced people to turn to their local nobles for protection? The End of the Carolingian Empire What three groups began to invade Europe in the 9 & 10th centuries? Invaders List what parts of Europe each invading group invaded. How were the Vikings able to be such successful invaders? What region did the Franks give to the Vikings? How were the Vikings eventually made part of European civilization? The Development of Feudalism What types of order (s) could describe feudalism?

2. Knights and Vassals What is a vassal? What was the give and take between lord and vassal? How did warfare advance during this time? Describe how knights were equipped, and how they fought. Describe how land became extremely important during feudal times. The Feudal Contract What is the grant of land to a vassal called? How did this feudal system become complicated? What was the situation for the common knight? Explain the responsibilities for both parties in a feudal contract. Was the contract a set of written rules? Feudal Society

3. Nobility and Chivalry Who did the text compare the Europeans to? What was the men’s chief concern? Infographics What is manorialism? Who was not part of feudalism? Nobility and Chivalry What groups formed the aristocracy? What gave them considerable political power? What was the purpose of jousting tournaments? What was Chivalry? How was a knight supposed to behave? Aristocratic Women’s Roles

4. When did women have to manage the affairs of their husband’s estates? Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine? Section 3: The Growth of European Kingdoms England in the high middle ages The Norman Conquest How did the Normans blend with the Anglo-Saxons of Britain? What is the Domesday Book? Henry II and the Church What is common law? What was Henry’s conflict with the church? Who was Thomas a Becket? What happened to him? Magna Carta The Great Charter gave written recognition to: ? What was created during the reign of Edward I that created representative government in England?

5. Who made up the house of lords? Who made up the house of commons? Turning point: Magna Carta What did the Magna Carta say about the church? What did the document tell King John he had to do? What was the overall effect of the Magna Carta since it recognized the rights of nobles? France in the Middle Ages What was Phillip II’s accomplishments? What was Louis IX’s accomplishments? What was Phillip IV’s accomplishments? What was the Estates-General? What groups made up each estate? The Holy Roman Empire

6. Who was Otto I? What did he accomplish? Struggles in Italy Where did both Frederick I and II both fail? Who combined forces to defeat Frederick I and II? Effects on the Empire What was the result of the German Emperors spending all their time and resources trying to defeat Italy? Central and Eastern Europe Slavic Europe Who were the western Slavs and what were they converted to? Who were the eastern Slavs and what were they converted to? What was the Cyrillic Alphabet? Who were the Southern Slavs and what were they converted to? What did the Croats convert to?

7. Kievan Rus Summarize the creation and important events of the first Russian state. Include the Vikings, Important leaders, and they became linked to the Byzantine Empire. Mongol Rule Who was Alexander Nevsky? What was his connection to the Mongols? What was Nevsky’s legacy?