Early/Later Middle Ages Flashcards
Early Middle Ages (dates)
500-1000ad
Feudalism social order
Church–lord and nobles–vassals and lesser lords–Knights–peasants
Grants of land given by —– in exchange of loyalty from
Land given by lords in exchange for oaths of loyalty from the private armies of vassal and their knights protected lords and their land
Peasants owed —
Labor and obedience
Middle Ages all owed obedience to —-
The church
Manor estates owned by —-
Lords
Peasant serfs given land to work on in exchange for—-
Percentage of crop yield
Free peasants worked as—-
Skilled laborers
Dues and deed charged for—–
Tenancy, use of roads, bridges, etc
Tenancy
Possession of land as a tenant
Middle Ages: leading lords emerged as —-
Kings
Middle Ages: political foundation for —–
Nation states
Nation state
A nation state is a geographical area that can be identified as deriving its political legitimacy from serving as a sovereign nation
Dark Ages (dates)
500-800ad
Who became the dominant Greek tribe during the dark ages
The Franks
What broke out among the Merovingians
Domestic feuds and civil wars
Merovingians
The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that ruled the Franks for nearly 300 years in a region known as Francia in Latin, beginning in the middle of the 5th century.
561ad among the civil wars what changed in power dynamics
Political power shifted away from monarchy
Actions of Charles Martel
Halted Muslim advances into Europe at the battle of tours (732)
Matteo’s victory helped —–
Preserve western civilization
The Carolingians
They replaced the franks as legitimate rulers
Carolingians details and times
The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.
Pepin the Short
747-768 appointed by the pope as king
Pepin the Short established—
Papal States on former Byzantine land
Charlemagne dates
768-814
Charlemagne details
Crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by pope Leo in 800 ad and dominated the political structure of the early Middle Ages
Charlemagne revived—-
The concept of the Holy Roman Empire and established authority of secular rule
Charlemagne’s empire included—–
Most of the former Roman Empire and additional Germanic lands between the Rhine and Elbe rivers