History Baseball

-What group conquered Gaul from the Romans? Franks

-What is a water-filled ditch? Moat

-What is a Vassal Estate: Feif 

-Name all of the new technologies from the agricultural revolution: Iron plow, harness for horses

-What is a loosely organized system of rules where powerful local lords divided their landowning between lesser lords? Feudalism

-Who was the Pope who crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans? Pope Leo III

-What is a lord's estate called? Estate

-Who are the people who paid rent for their land? Tennant farmers

-What is Papal Supremacy: When the Pope controls everything

-Explain what the Bill of Exchange is: Exchanging money from one countries to another.

-At what age would you start an apprenticeship? 7

-What is an exchange of pledges between lords and vassals? 

Feudal Contract

-What is a sparsely undeveloped area on the outskirts of a civilization? Frontier. 

-What is a body of the laws developed by a church? Cannon Laws. 

-What is a mounted warrior: Knight

-What is Aachen: Charlemagnes Capital

-Name all 3 of the Benedictine Rules: Vow of poverty, Vow of Chastity, and Obedience to the head of the house. 

-At what age could one start training to become a knight? 7

-What required knights to be brave, loyal, and true to their word? Chivalry

-What are battles where lords would invite mountain warriors from surrounding areas to enter contests of fighting skills? Tournaments 

-What is a written document that sets out the rights and privileges of the town? Charter

-What is a church tax called: Tithe

-Who was the first queen of France? Eleanor of Aquitaine

-What is a journeyman? A salaried worker

-What is it called when a person cannot receive the sacraments of a Christian burial? Excommunication

-What are the sacred rights of the church? Sacraments

-What kind of learning did Charlemagne want in his kingdom? Latin Learning

-What country are the papal states in? Italy 

-Who was the first king of the Franks? Clovis

-Who are the believers of Islam? Muslims

-Who are lesser lords who pledge service and loyalty to the greater lord? Vassals

-At what age did most peasants live to? 35

-What treaty split Charlemagne's empire into 3? Treaty of Verdun

-What is the Bill of Exchange? Exchanging money from one country to another.

-What was the heart of the medieval economy? Manor

-Who came up with the rules for monks and nuns? Benedict

-Who were the nomadic people that settled in Hungary? Magyrs

-Who performed marriages, baptisms, and funerals? Priests.

-What was the leader of the Franks at the Battle of Tours? Charles Martel 

-What 2 groups fought at the battle of Tours? Franks & The Muslims 

-Who created a curriculum AND was in charge of the school?  Alchen of York

-What was the formal base of Latin Learning? Curriculum

-Where did nuns live? Convents

-Where did monks live? Monestheries 

-What was Achen? Charlemagnes Capital