World History Unit 4 Review

Byzantine culture is greco-roman, they valued education and shared many similarities with roman culture such as art and architecture.

the fall of rome

The area was divided into several germanic kingdoms, the largest being the Franks. France and England became argumentative and were constant

Feudalism is based on land & loyalty. Landowning lords offer land (called a fief) to knights in exchange for their loyalty and promise to pr

He took the empire and organized it, expanded the frankish empire, built schools, and spread Christianity. He is the best Medieval king, and

People started questioning the church because of the controversy between how people wanted to practice their religion. This ultimately let t

the western church, the pope had authority over the bishops. It was farther away from the seat of power that the eastern church because, bei

The crusades brought cultural diffusion and the spread of new ideas into the Byzantine empire, they increased the desire for luxury goods su

the christians fought the muslims in 9 crusades for 3 centuries.

He provided a summary of christian beliefs, showed how greek writing was compatible with christian beliefs, explained we should trust reason

The catholic church created sacraments as a set of rules that christians had to follow. If you didn’t obey canon law, you could be banished

It introduced the idea of a bill of rights and the idea that a king has to follow a set of rules. The magna carta was the inspiration for a

She was a french lady who claimed she was destined to fight in the war and save the king. She played a major role in the war and winning all

The war gave france a sense of identity and confidence. The franks now had their own king, Charles the Great.

An estimated 34 million people, which was about a third of europe’s population. Lots of deaths, and a labor shortage. Survivors could demand