Ch 7 Test Flashcards
Justinian’s goal
Revive Ancient Rome
How did Justinian’s goal turn out?
Unsuccessful, conquered land, bankrupted treasury
Hagia Sophia
“Holy wisdom”
Justinian’s code
Law reform, used by other monarchs and today
Autocrat
Person who has absolute control
What kind of leader was Justinian?
Autocrat
Justinian’s rule was a…
Large bureaucracy and beginning of a strong economy
What else did Justinian have power over?
The church
How did the Byzantine empire fall?
Attacked by Islamic Arabs and loss of provinces
What happened during the dark ages?
- Disorder and decay
- wars
- agriculture and trade decreased
- combination of traditions
Clovis
1st king of France, combo of French/Roman traditions
Clovis converted to
Christianity and earned support of the pope
Battle of tours
French Catholics vs. Muslims to prevent Islamic intrusion, Catholics win
Who was Charlemagne?
Grandson of Charles Martel
What did Charlemagne do?
Reunite Roman Empire in Western Europe, crushed by pope, led to split between east and west churches
Charlemagne’s goals
-Created United Christian empire
-spread Christianity
Revive Latin learning
Basis of life and political/economical systems
Feudalism
Mutual obligations of feudalism
Exchange of land for loyalty and military service
Western Europe built civilazation based on
Christianity, commonality, Roman Catholic Church
Parish priests
Sacraments, collected tithe
Benedictine 3 vows
- Obedience to abbot and abbess
- Poverty
- Chastity
Churches were
Schools, hospitals, hotels, learning centers