Middle Ages

2. led by Charlemagne, created a huge Christian empire and brought together scholars from around Europe.
4. was a system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals.
5. After the fall of Rome, groups moved into Europe and divided the lands and the leaders of these groups called themselves this.
7. a period lasting from 500 to 1500.
9. is the shape and elevation of land in a region.
12. were religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities.
13. A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
14. Another name for the Middle Ages
16. came to power in the 700s. He was the leader of the Franks.
18. came from Scandinavia and raided Britain, Ireland, and western Europe.
19. A large estate owned by a knight or lord

1. warriors who fought on horseback
3. A French noble who was the duke of Normandy when it decided to conquer England.
6. controlled everything that happened on their land.
8. Communities of monks
10. sent missionaries, people who try to convert others to a particular religion, to Europe.
11. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived.
12. these armies poured into southern France and northern Italy.
15. the code of honorable behavior for the knights in Europe.
17. were fierce warriors who swept into Europe, attacking towns and destroying fields.