Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
A rule(written in 540) that dictated the behaviors of monks and Christians in general
Benedictine rule
Trading, but without using coins
Barter
Caesaropopism
Ceaser+pope: the situation in which the kid had both political and religious power
The law (set by the church) that dictated the behaivior of general Christian people
Canon law
A family of powerful, political leader including Charles Martel and Charlemagne
Carolingian family
Charlemagne
Charles martel’s grand kid, conquered much of Western Europe and instituted universities for clergy(was able to conquer because people needed protection from Vikings). Was crowned emperor in 800 CE
Clovis
Ruled from 481-511, who destroyed the last bits of the Roman Empire and converted to Christianity to win the pope’s favor
The Crusades
A series of attacks by the Europeans to free Jerusalem from the Turks, after a call for help from Pope Urban II. The first crusade succeeded in 1096, but then Saladin recaptured Jerusalem
Something that the pope could do to get out the people from the Catholic Church
Excommunicating
A way that the pope could push away a whole group of people if their ruler was being naughty
Interdict
A political system that evolved in the early middle ages, involving vassals
Feudalism
Places where Jews were segregated
Ghettos
Organized groups of people of the same job who set standards and train apprentices
Guilds
The church of holy wisdom, built by Justinian
Hagia Sophia
A league in northern Germany and Scandinavia created to facilitate trade
Hanseatic league
