1Knights
Warriors who fought from horseback.
2Nobles
Land owners with titles.
3Lord
Person granting land or payment in exchange for service.
4Vassal
Person who gives service in exchange for land or payment.
5Fief
The payment given in exchange for service.
6Manor
A self-contained community that produced most of what it needed.
7Serfs
People who worked on manors and were not free to leave.
8Peasants
People who were not nobles but not obligated to work for anyone.
9Chivalry
The "Code of the Horse" that knights were supposed to follow.
10Primogeniture
The practice where the eldest son inherited his father's lands.
11Canon law
The law of the Church.
12Clergy
All people ordained for religious duty.
13Excommunication
When someone is expelled from the Church.
14Interdict
When sacraments cannot be administered in a specific location.
15Lay investiture
When secular rulers appointed bishops and archbishops.
161417
The Western Schism ended.
171453
The Hundred Years' War ended.
181295
Edward I held the Model Parliament in England.
191215
King John signed the Magna Carta.
201122
The Concordat of Worms settled the issue of lay investiture.
211337
The Hundred Years' War began.
221307
King Philip IV had the Knights Templar arrested.
231347
The Black Death struck Europe.
24800
Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
251096
The First Crusade was launched.
261066
William of Normandy conquered England.
27987
Hugh Capet was crowned king of France.
28734
The battle of Tours was fought.
291378
The Western Schism began.
301351
The Black Death ended.
31King Henry II of England
Created trial by jury and common law; accomplished goals of an English king.
32Charlemagne
Conquered the greatest empire since the Romans and rekindled learning.
33King Philip II of France
Called "Augustus"; enlarged French lands and created royal court system.
34King Louis IX of France
Created a royal appeals court, went on two crusades, and was sainted.
35King Philip IV of France
Called "the Fair"; taxed the Church and arrested the Knights Templar.
36King John of England
Signed the Magna Carta in 1215, granting rights to free Englishmen.
37Pope Gregory the Great
Saw the Church as both a spiritual and secular power.
38King William I of England
Known as "the Conqueror"; duke of Normandy who took over England in 1066.
39Pepin the Short
Overthrew the Frankish king; declared "king by the grace of God".
40Eleanor of Aquitaine
Married to two kings and mother of two kings; very wealthy.
41Charles Martel
Frankish military commander who defeated the Muslims at Tours.
42Clovis
Frankish chieftain who converted to Christianity and expanded the Church.
43St. Thomas à Becket
Martyred for the Church after refusing King Henry II's demands.
44Pope Gregory VII
Excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor over lay investiture.
45Pope Urban II
Called for the First Crusade in 1096.
46King Frederick I
Holy Roman Emperor defeated in battle by Pope Alexander III.
47Fourth Crusade
Crusaders sacked Constantinople and made the Great Schism permanent.
48Third Crusade
Called the Kings' Crusade; resulted in an agreement with Saladin.
49Second Crusade
Launched to defend Crusader states but failed miserably.
50First Crusade
The only crusade considered entirely successful.
51Main goal of the Crusades
To conquer the Holy Land for Christendom.
52Outcome of the Crusades (Trade)
Trade between Europe and the East increased.
53Outcome of the Crusades (Power)
Kings increased their power and influence.