European Middle Ages Flashcards
How did the RCC become so powerful/wealthy?
It became so powerful because at this time everyone was Christian and put there belief in the church so they could easily get people to do things
How and did the plaque spread
main trade routes
The plaque affected…
25-50% of the population
How did the black death affect art
made it dark and depressing
How did people treat each other during the black plaque
They abandoned each other
How did the black plaque affect the RCC
Faith decreased
Feudalism
Land = power
Charlemagne
French king, united europe and preserved christianity
Manorialism
An economic system in which one or more villages and the surrounding laws are self sufficient
Kings
gave : land to lords
received : taxes, loyalty, military and support
Lords
gave : land to vassals - support to king
received : taxes, loyalty, military and support support from vassals
Vassals
gave : land to knights and support to lords
received : taxes, loyalty, military and support support from knights and lower vassals
knights
gave : Protection to serfs, support to vassals as warrior, protection to peasants
received : title from king, taxes from peasants labor from serfs, loyalty from serfs and peasants
Serfs
gave : labor or taxes to knights and lord
received : protection from knights and lord
Secular
Non religious
Excommunication
Huge threat to the people (not being able to go to heaven)
Tithe
Church tax, 10% of income to the church from all Catholics
Canon law
Laws of RCC
Sacraments
7 of them
Anti-Semitism
Hate against the jews
Council of Clermont
Got the Christians to stop fighting each-other and focus on taking back Jerusalem
Pope Urban II
united the nights to fight against the middle east (muslims)
Saladin
peace through faith
Schism
the break between churches
King Richard the Lion-Hearted
Great military leader and warrior
Why did people fight in the crusade
because god “needed” them to
