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World History CH 9-10 Study Guide
World History CH 9-10 Study Guide
World History CH 9-10 Study Guide
Gavin Hagerty
World History
Ch 9-10 Study Guide
Answer the following questions, define the terms, or identify the people for their
accomplishments.
9-1
What was a wergild?
The amount of compensation paid by a person committing an offense to the
injured party or, in case of death, to his family.
Who was Charlemagne and why was he important?
United most of central and Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the
Roman Empire.
What was the physical trial a person accused of a crime had to endure?
Trial by water.
What role did nuns play in Christianity?
Charles Martel.
A religious reformer who lived in Italy in the late 400s and early 500s. He is known
as the “father of Western monasticism,” having established a Rule that would
become the norm for innumerable Christian monks and nuns. He is the patron
saint of Europe.
9-2
Norse seafarers that dominated trade in Northern Europe between the 8th and
11th centuries, the Vikings were known for their seafaring and raiding abilities.
What was feudalism?
A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher
rank, and worked and fought for them in return.
Law enforcement officers of the local lord's court or that of the queen.
9-3
William of Normandy
Before he became the king of England, William I was one of the mightiest nobles
in France as the duke of Normandy.
Magna Carta
He first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his
government was not above the law.
Alfred the Great (849-899) was the most famous of the Anglo-Saxon kings.
9-4
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups.
In all, eight major Crusade expeditions—varying in size, strength and degree of
success—occurred between 1096 and 1291.
Ch 10-1
Carruca
The Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out
and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas.
What were relics and why were they important to the Church?
10-3
Vikings were the Norse who went West, and the Goths were East Germanic.
10-4
Plague (as bubonic plague) caused by a bacterium and especially in the epidemic
form that spread through Asia and Europe in the 14th century.
How did the nature of warfare change in the Hundred Years’ War?
The reliance on feudal levies diminished, making way for more professionalized,
standing armies.