Early Middle Ages

Question 0

Serf

Answer 0

In medieval Europe, peasant bound to the lords land

Question 1

Time period?

Answer 1

500 AD- 1500 AD

Question 3

Geography?

Answer 3

• Frontier land- sparsely populated, undeveloped sera outside civilization
• dense forests and rivers for transportation and fishing
• rich soil for farming
• minerals

Question 4

What Frankish King converted to Christianity and gained support from the Christian Church of Rome?

Answer 4

King Clovis

Question 5

Who was the Battle of Tours between?

Answer 5

Charles Martel and the Christian Franks vs the Muslims

Question 6

What vows did all monks and nuns have to take?

Answer 6

The Benedictine Rule

Consisted of 3 vows- poverty, chastity, and obedience to their abbot

Question 8

What did monks and nuns do?

Answer 8

Preserve ancient writings, missionaries, provided basic civil services (such as school, care for the sick, lodging)

Question 10

As the church grew….

Answer 10

Nuns activities were restricted

Question 11

Feudalism

Answer 11

Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord

Question 12

Capital

Answer 12

Money or wealth

Question 14

Apprentice

Answer 14

Young person learning a trade from a master

Question 15

What did Pope Gregory VII do?

Answer 15

The Cluniac Reforms

• Prohibited the selling of church positions
• Outlawed marriage for priests
• Christians renew their faith

Question 16

When did the church split in two?

Answer 16

After the fall of Rome

Question 17

What happened to Western Jews in the Middle Ages?

Answer 17

Taxed heavily, persecution intensified (Christians blamed Jews for Jesus’ death), Anti-semitism

Question 18

What Germanic kingdom became the most powerful?

Answer 18

The Franks

Question 19

What advancements led to the Agricultural Revolution?

Answer 19

Iron plows and new harnesses so horses could pull it
Windmills to grind grain
3 field system- 1 grain, 1 legume, 1 empty

Question 20

Chivalry

Answer 20

Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

Question 21

Tithe

Answer 21

Payment to a church equal to one tenth of a persons income

Question 22

What were trade fairs

Answer 22

Places where merchants did their business (ended in autumn)

Question 24

Why were merchants beneficial to towns?

Answer 24

They set up charters and new towns. Created new trade routes to spread trade farther

Question 25

Secular

Answer 25

Having to do with world, rather than religious matters

Question 27

Anti-semitism

Answer 27

Prejudice against Jews

Question 28

Tenant farmer

Answer 28

Someone who would pay rent or a lord in order to far the land

Question 29

Vassal

Answer 29

In medieval Eurpod, a lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord

Question 32

How did the exchanging if goods and services change in the Commercial Revolution?

Answer 32

A system was developed for insurance
A bill if exchange was created to trade money for checks
Peasants traded crops for money instead of labor

Question 36

What did the guilds do in the town?

Answer 36

Dominated town life, passed laws, levied taxes

Decided when to use funds

Question 37

What happened as the church gained power?

Answer 37

Wealth and power grew and discipline weakened

Nobles interfered with church affairs with their own interests in mind

Question 39

Feudal contract

Answer 39

Exchange of pledges between lords and vassals

Question 40

Fief

Answer 40

In the Middle Ages, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty

Question 41

Canon Law

Answer 41

Body of laws of a church

Question 42

Curriculum

Answer 42

Formal course of study

Question 43

Middle class

Answer 43

New class of people, including merchants, traders, and artisans, who stood between peasants and nobles

Question 44

Charter

Answer 44

A written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town

Question 45

Guild

Answer 45

In the Middle Ages, association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests

Question 46

Excommunication

Answer 46

Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey church laws

Question 47

Manor

Answer 47

During the Middle Ages a lords estate, which included one or more villages and the surrounding land

Question 51

What resulted from the Agricultural Revolution?

Answer 51

Bigger fields and population growth

Question 53

Medieval

Answer 53

Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history in between ancient and modern times

Question 56

How did guilds benefit?

Answer 56

Cooperated to protect their own economic interests
Made rules to protect quality of goods, regulate hours, and set prices
Pledged to support widows and orphans of members

Question 58

Who won the Battle of Tours

Answer 58

Christian Franks

Question 61

Why did merchants form partnerships?

Answer 61

So they could bring funds together that would’ve been too much one trader

Question 64

Who was more powerful in the church; men or women?

Answer 64

Men

Women were seen as weak and easily led to sin, so they were considered to be inferior

Question 67

What was the result of the Commercial Revolution?

Answer 67

Trading led to merchants need for capital growth

Spurred growth of bank houses

Question 69

What would happen on Friday through Sunday during religious holidays?

Answer 69

Feudal fighting would stop

Question 78

Who headed the Western Church?

Answer 78

The pope