Chapter 8 The European Middle Ages Flashcards

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When was the European middle ages?

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Circa 500-1500 CE

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When the Roman empire begin to weaken?

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300 CE

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Why did the the Roman empire weaken (political jazz 🎷)

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👨‍⚖️a bunch of cruel and trashy bad emperors made life difficult for Roman peeps
👨‍⚖️the empire was divided in halves to make governing easier (Western and Eastern)

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Why did the roman empire weaken (economic jazz🎷)

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🤑heavy taxes

🤑peasants were exploited to provide roman cuties and armies with cheap food

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Why did the roman empire weaken (military jazz🎷)

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🤺struggling to find enough peeps to defend the EMPIRE
🤺fewerRomans prepared to fight - relief on foreign troops
🤺barbarian invasions increase from the easts

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Why did the roman empire weaken (religion jazz🎷)

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⛩In 313 CE the Emperor Constantine allowed for a new religion to be practiced (✝️)
⛩380 CE christianity was the official religion of the Roman Empire
⛩…weakened the strength of some emperors bc they were regarded as living gods

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7
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Who attacked Rome in 476 CE?

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Germanic tribes

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8
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What was the result of the Germanic tribes attacking Rome in 476 CE?

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The western roman empire fell apart and Europe entered a new era.

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What was the era called that begun when the western roman empire fell apart? How long did it last?

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Middle ages

Lasted 1000 years

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10
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Why did stable government disintegrate?

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Because the western roman empire fell

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What happened to the smaller kingdoms that were created as a result of the fall of the western roman empire?

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They fought for influence

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Which authority continued to spread its influence on Europe even after the fall of the western roman empire?

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The Christian church (roman catholic)

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Why did the popes become powerful individuals?

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They were at the head of the Roman Catholic church which at the time had a very big influence

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14
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What is feudalism?

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A social system based on giving services to a lord

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15
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Order dem:
Lords and knights
Peasants
Pope
Traders and craftsmen 
Kings and qweeens 👸
A
  1. Pope
  2. Kings and qweeens
  3. Lords and knights 🌙
  4. Traders and craftsmen
  5. Peasants
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16
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What is aristocracy?

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The highest class in some societies, mostly people of noble birth holding important titles and roles

17
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What is a clergy?

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A body of people who are trained for religious service e.g. priest

18
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What are peasants?

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Smallholders and agricultural labourers of low social status

19
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What is a feudal society?

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Apolitical and society system in which landowners provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service

20
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What is culture?

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The way of life of a group of people (beliefs, religion, values, behaviours and symbols)