Ancient Europe Vocabulary

Europe's longest river; flows through Russia into the Caspian Sea

Europe's second longest river; main water route to South Central Europe

Backbone of the busiest inland system of waterways in the western part of Europe

Leader of the Norman Vikings, who settled in North France, became a Christian, and adopted Frankish customs

A forceful king that was later forced by his lords to agree to the Magna Carta

A book that kept track of people in England during the Middle Ages

The country were the Viking came from and left to conquer other parts of Europe; conquered Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

A period in Europe from 500 to 1500 A.D.

A document that King John signed to limit royal power

Were King John agreed to sign the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215

A man who devotes his life to his religion

A woman who devotes her life to his religion

Places were monks studied, prayed, and lived in communities

Places were nuns studied, prayed, and lived in communities

People who teach a religion to people with different beliefs

A king or queen who was the supreme ruler in Fuedalism

People who lived on the land and farmed it; after knights on the Class Pyrimid

Warriors trained and prepared to fight on horseback; after lords on Class Pyramid

A system of were by the planting of crops on manor lands alternates between three fields

A common way from the 700s to the 1200s, that managed feudal lands by dividing it into four parts

King of the Franks (771 A.D.) later crowned emperor of former Roman Empire (800 A.D.)

A political, social, and economic system that began in the 800s used by the Europeans

A group of people united by a common interest

A woman of noble birth, was given little opportunity to make decisions about her own life and was directed by her husband or father

A code of behavior which should be followed by a true knight

The mountain range separating Europe from Asia; found in the east

Part of the Great European Plain which covers most of Europe; southeast England