Chapter 9- Christian Europe Flashcards
Is nTelos a large part of their prime people to home? Page 220
Muslims (Arab armies)
What was the “plague of Justinian”? Page 221
The bubonic plague
After the seventh century, what happened to women? Page 222
They began to lose power in their daily lives, were confined to homes, wear veils
Byzantium’s inherited the style of their economy for my older empire? Page 222
Late Rome or late Roman empire
List two cultural treatments of the Byzantines. Page 223
- Arts (depicting holy figures) and music (that influence Medieval Latin churches)
- Cyril and Methodius to Czech Republic to preach local Lang. Leading to writing system Cyrillic
In Western Europe, what supplanted to the edicts of the Roman empire is? Page 223
Family based traditions of the Germanic people
Who finally stopped the Ummayad caliphs from invading into Europe and 732? Page 223
Charles Martel, former Charles kKing of Francis’s grandpa, stopped the Arabs and Berbers
Who were the sea raiders from Scandinavia? Page 223
Vikings
What was the term used to describe the long-standing traditions of landholding an obligation during the middle ages? Page 225
Feudalism
What emerged as the central figure in medieval warfare? Page 225
The knight
How did the knight get the necessary financial revenue? Page 225
A grant of land for military service called a fief
What was the disagreement between secular rulers (kings) and popes? Page 229
Investiture controversy
List three responsibilities and/or achievements of monasteries. Page 231
- Preserved literacy
- Spread Christianity
- Serviced travelers
- Took abandoned kids
- Organized agr. production
Which form of Christianity did Vladimir choose? Page 234
Orthodox Christianity
What was political power derived from In Kievan Russia? Page 234
Trade
What played a significant role in the doubling of the Western European population? Give specific examples also. Page 236
Technology
Ex; New type of plow, harnesses for horses, iron horseshoes, horse collar, breast-strap harnesses
Where did independent city’s first appear? Page 236
They were governed and defended by communes
What are communes? Page 236
Groups of leading citizens who band together to defend their cities and demand privilege of self gov’t from lords
List four reasons that contributed to the Crusades. Page 237-8
- Reforming leaders of Latin Chruch popularized the Truce of God (to minimize warfare)
- Ambitious rulers looking for new lands to conquer
- Italian merchants wanted to increase trade to E Med. and make trade posts in Muslim land
- Pope and King rivalry
What was the council of Clermont? Page 239
A council of a huge crowd that Pope Urban II told to stop fighting one another and reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims
What did the Europeans borrow from the Muslims as a result of interaction from the Crusades? Page 239
Pasta, paper, refined sugar, colored glass, etc.
Intellectually, how did the Muslims contribute to European thought? Page 239-40
They
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and why is she famous? Page 240
The wife of King Louis VII who later married Henry of Anjou (Henry II) in 1151. She lead her own court where troubadours made music based on the idea of “courtly love”.
What are troubadours and what was the favorite troubadour instrument? Page 240
Troubadours were poet-singers who sang in courts first of Eleanor of Aquitaine. They used the lute.
What was happening to Byzantium in Western Europe around 1200? Page 219
W Europe = Rebuild its military and grow stronger
Byzantium (E Europe)= Econ. decline and military weaken
