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History Test
27 cards·by Bluehawks
Collapse of Rome in the late fifth century
Middle Ages/ Medieval Period
Stretch of land that includes Europe and Asia
Eurasian Land Mass
Mountain range that run across southern Europe
Apennines and Alps
A key role in trade and communications
Rivers/ River travel
Mild weather and dependable rainfall led to what
agriculture
What did the abundance of forests, farmland, and rives do?
It led to smaller kingdoms and estates.
What was the difference between the Germanic kingdoms and the Roman's kingdoms.
Multiple Germanic kingdoms dominated the lands.
How did Germanic people live?
Small communities and had unwritten rules and traditions to maintain order. They did not have
large governments.
Who was Charles Martel's son?
Charlemagne
What did Charlemagne rule by 800?
Much of western Europe
Why was Charlemagne beneficial to the empire
Charlemagne created a highly organized and well-run empire. He made laws to have an orderly
kingdom.
How did Christianity benefit under Charlemagne?
Christianity grew through his conquests.
a way for kings and nobles to hold onto their land and power
Feudalism
based on an agreement between two people (Who)
Lords and vassals
What did the lords give the vassals?
Plots of land called fiefs
What did the vassal owe the lord?
They owed service in the court and army.
What was the order from highest to lowest in Feudalism?
King, Church Official/Nobles, Knights, Peasants and Serfs
people given priestly authority by the Church.
Clergy
What was the pope?
The spiritual and political leader of the Chruch.
What do you call the pope's office?
The Papacy
List the order of the Clergy from top to bottom.
Pope, Cardinals and Bishops, Priests, Monks and Nuns
How did the Catholic Church influence daily life?
The church helped in the development of Universities.
Why did Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV fight?
Pope Gregory said that he could no longer appoint people to the church. Henry tried to declared
his election invalid but Pope Gregory banish
What did Francis of Assisi believe?
He believed that monks should live by begging.
What did Thomas Aquinas combine?
He combined the Christian faith and natural law.
Why was Thomas Aquinas blending two faiths beneficial.
Church officials thought that the classical ideas went against Church teachings.
What was the cause of the Crusades?
It was impossible to make Christian pilgrimages. The Christians wanted the Holy Land.
Princes wanted power