2.1: Rise of Feudalism

Vocabulary flashcards covering the replacement of Roman rule by Germanic kingdoms and the rise of feudalism.

Germanic tribes

Groups that migrated into lands governed by the Roman Empire during the fifth century and increased in power as the Western Roman Empire weakened.

Germanic kingdoms

Kingdoms that replaced Roman political control and became the foundation of medieval Europe.

Fifth century

The time period during which Germanic tribes migrated into lands governed by the Roman Empire.

Western Roman Empire

The empire whose weakening allowed Germanic tribes to increase in power and whose collapse led to the development of feudalism.

Feudalism

The system whose development was triggered by the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.