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Medieval Kingdoms in Europe

Published on Apr 26, 2016

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Medieval Kingdoms in Europe

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Battle of Tours

  • Charles Martel defeats Muslim armies
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Charlemagne

Unified Western Europe after Fall of Rome
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Carolingian Empire

  • Charlemagne's empire collapses shortly after his death

Vikings

Viking Facts

  • "Norsemen", settled northern France and Russia
  • Superb sailors
  • Sharp shipmakers
  • Slave--sellers

Normandy

Northern part of France

Feudalism

New social order
Photo by Anita363

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Fief

A grant of land to a vassal
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Vassal

A subject to a king

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Chivalry

Unwritten code of the knights
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Qualities of "Chivalry"

  • Nobility
  • Tournaments and Joust
  • Treat aristocratic women with tenderness
  • (Mostly, a myth)

Serfs

Peasants who work the land in exchange for protection
Photo by Cut To Pieces

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