The Rise of Feudalism in Europe
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During the Middle Ages : Graphic Organizer
Fill in the graphic organizer according to the PowerPoint presentation.
Barbarian invasions
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No central leadership led to_______
New kingdoms are
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Feudalism- (Fyoo-duh-lih-zuhm) A system of ________________ in the _________ _________.
Vassal- An _____of _______ between ________ and _______ that stated they would _______ the land.
Pope:____________________________________________________________________________
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Kings:________________________________________________________________________
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Lords:__________________________________________________________________
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Knights:____________________________________________________________
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Serfs:_______________________________________________________
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France and England Need Protection!
1. The ___________ invaded from ________________.
They were expert ________that were __________ and ____________. Vikings attacked
___________, ____________ and ___________. They _______________ and
______________ people to sell into ______________. Most ________________ lived
in terror of them.
2. The ____________ attacked from __________.
3.The _____________ attacked (from South).
Charlemagne
________________was first crowned ________ of the ____________.
 Later, in _____CE he was ____________ by the ________________ as the Holy
____________ Emperor.
 This enraged the people of the Eastern _____________ Empire because their ruler was
______ selected!
 The _______________ and ______________depended on each other:
 The __________needed the support of his ________ to _____________ the church.
_____________________ gained support from his people because he was viewed as having
“_____________________________________________”.
 Through __________ of ______________ he ____________ differing European
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 He showed the tribes of __________ that they had similar _______ under
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William the Conqueror
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A French duke who ______________ the ____________ king at the ____________ of
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After ________________ the battle he declared himself _____________ of ____________.
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_______________ rewarded the _____________ that helped him win the battle by giving
them _____________.
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This event marked the beginning of the ______________ system in
Castles: Describe the differences between the early and later periods of
the medieval castles.___________________________________________
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