1-Europe is a small continent, but it is very --------------------
diverse
2- Most people lived on coastal plains in ----------------------Europe.
southern
13- A large estate owned by a knight or lord was called a -------------------------
manor
9- --------------------governed how knights and nobles dealt with each other.
Feudalism
7- Charlemagne was the leader of the -----------------------
Franks
3- Rivers provided protection from ---------------------
invaders
6- The most powerful force that helped spread Christianity was the --------------
pope
10- A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land was called------------------
a vassal
8- ----------------- made it easy for invaders, such as the Vikings, to attack inland cities.
Rivers
12- Feudalism was created by ---------------------
the franks
14- The peasants couldn't leave the land without a ----------------
permission
5- The creation of -------------------marked the beginning of the middle ages.
kingdoms
4- The lack of mountains was good for -------------------- but it made the towns easier to be invaded by enemies.
farming
11-Lords sent help to the ----------------------- if they were attacked.
vassals