Overview of Europe Unit Review

Historians call the period of time between ancient and modern times __________, because it comes from the Latin words meaning “middle age.”

After the collapse of the Roman empire, Europe was divided into many small warring kingdoms until _____________ united them.

At the fall of the Roman empire, most Europeans were ____________.

Charlemagne worked closely with the Catholic Church to create a ________ Europe.

During the Middle Ages  __________ became the center of European society.

As Christianity spread, the Catholic Church had great power over both _________ and _________ aspects of life.

A system of rule in which powerful lords divided their lands among lesser lords or vassals.

The estate that a powerful lord grants to a vassal under the feudal system.

A medieval fief did NOT include which of the following:

Many boys and young men who trained to become knights came from: