Middle Ages

2. led by Charlemagne, created a huge Christian empire and brought together scholars from around Europe.
5. came from Scandinavia and raided Britain, Ireland, and western Europe.
8. these armies poured into southern France and northern Italy.
10. were religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities.
15. A French noble who was the duke of Normandy when it decided to conquer England.
17. A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
18. were fierce warriors who swept into Europe, attacking towns and destroying fields.
19. sent missionaries, people who try to convert others to a particular religion, to Europe.

1. A large estate owned by a knight or lord
3. warriors who fought on horseback
4. After the fall of Rome, groups moved into Europe and divided the lands and the leaders of these groups called themselves this.
6. was a system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals.
7. a period lasting from 500 to 1500.
9. Another name for the Middle Ages
10. controlled everything that happened on their land.
11. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived.
12. the code of honorable behavior for the knights in Europe.
13. came to power in the 700s. He was the leader of the Franks.
14. Communities of monks
16. is the shape and elevation of land in a region.