FBA Reviewer Flashcards
What are the three parts of the Middle Ages?
EARLY MIDDLE AGES, HIGH MIDDLE AGES, AND LATE MIDDLE AGES
What years marked the Early Middle Ages?
500 CE - 1050 CE
What years marked the High Middle Ages?
1050 CE - 1270 CE
What years marked the Late Middle Ages?
1270 CE - 1500 CE
The main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire.
INVASION OF GERMANIC TRIBES AND ABANDONED CITIES
By the 5th century, who was responsible for ESTABLISHING KINGDOMS IN LANDS FORMERLY BELONGING TO ROME
Germanic People
What are the differences between the Roman and Germanic People?
The Roman people were more organized and civilized than the Germanics.
Which religion rose during the Early Middle Ages?
Christianity
TRUE OR FALSE: THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH GAVE DISORDER AND VIOLENCE.
False
YES OR NO: DID MANY GERMANIC PAGANS GOT CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY?
Yes
WHO PROTECTED THE CHURCH FROM OTHER GERMANIC PEOPLE AND MUSLIMS DURING THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES?
The Franks
FILL IN THE BLANKS: ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE YEAR ___, POPE ___ CROWNED __________ “EMPEROR OF THE ROMAN”
a. 800
b. Leo III
c. Charlemagne
TRUE OR FALSE: SOME BELIEVED THAT CHARLEMAGNE WAS REVIVING THE ROMAN EMPIRE
True
What title was earned by all of the German kings?
“Emperor of The Roman”
The lands that the German Kings ruled were called what?
Holy Roman Empire
What year did Charlemagne die?
814
Who invaded Europe in the 9th Century?
Vikings or Northmen
Who were the Viking’s ancestors?
THE NORWEGIANS, SWEDES, AND DANES OF TODAY
WHAT IS THE THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE?
Feudalism
UNDER FEUDALISM, WHO GRANTED LAND IN RETURN FOR LOYALTY AND SERVICES?
Lords
Who are the landowners, knights, and people related to and under the King?
Nobles
A MEDIEVAL NOBLE WHO PLEDGED LOYALTY AND SERVICES TO A FEUDAL LORD IN EXCHANGE FOR A GRANT OF LAND & PEOPLE?
Vassal
REFERS TO THE LAND GRANTED BY A FEUDAL LORD TO ANOTHER NOBLE
Fief
They are medieval soldiers raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
Knights