Chapter 19 Vocab Flashcards
Battle of Manzikert
A battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks
High Middle Ages
The time period in Europe spanning from the 1000s to the 1300s
Otto 1
The founder of the HRE
Holy Roman Empire
a multi-ethnic and complex union of territories in Central Europe existing from 962 to 1806.
Investiture Contest
A contest between the popes and the emperors for control of the clergy
Pope Gregory the 8
The pope who excommunicated the emperor and in turn was excommunicated
Emperor Henry the 4
The emperor who excommunicated the pope and in turn was excommunicated
Frederick 1 Barbarossa
Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope
Hugh Capet
King of the Franks
William duke of Normandy/ William the conquerer
The king of Normandy who later conquered England
Papal States
States ruled by the pope
Kingdom of Naples
The kingdom that encompassed the southern part of Italy
Castile, Aragon, Portugal
The three kingdoms that encompassed Spain and Portugal
Granada
A medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean
Hanseatic League
A trading league across the northern part of Europe and Scandinavia