Final Flashcards

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. Middle Ages

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  • 5th-14th century
  • Europe
  • Dominated by monotheistic religions and Germanic culture
  • Cultural shift
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Eastern Orthodox Church

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  • 4th century
  • Europe
  • Church in Byzantuim
  • Did not recognize authority of the pope
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Council of Nicaea

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  • 4th century
  • Roman Empire (Europe)
  • Meeting of leaders
  • Est. what was canonical & heretical in Christianity
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Justinian’s Law Code

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  • 6th Century
  • Byzantium
  • Organized Roman law and implementation
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5
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Byzantines as Barrier

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  • Dark Ages
  • Byzantium
  • Prevented conquest of Europe and preserved Roman Law
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Muslim Empire

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  • State ruled by Caliphs that controlled Islamic word
  • 7th – 9th Century
  • Allows Islam to spread
  • Middle East
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Appeal of Islam

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  • TIME PERIOD?
  • Efficient
  • Religious tolerance
  • Similar appeal to Christianity
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Turks

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  • 13th-20th c
  • Nomadic people FROM ASIA that MIGRATED FROM MIDDLE EAST
  • Started the crusades
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German Acculturation vs. Primitiveness

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  • Converted to Christianity
  • Used Latin and tried to emulate Roman law.
  • 3rd to 9th century
  • Western Europe
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Domino effect of German Invasions

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  • 3rd to 5th century

* Collapse of authority in Western Empire by Germanic tribes

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Theocratic Monarchy

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  • 8th Century
  • Western Europe
  • Idea that Bishop of Rome should act as secular authority
  • Kings have less power
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. Feudalism

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  • 9th century
  • Western Europe
  • Like a Pyramid. Vassals. Vassals have vassals.
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9th and 10th Century invasions

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  • Europe
  • 9th-10th century
  • Muslims, Vikings, Magyars
  • Forced states to swear to a feudal lord
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Commercial Revolution

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  • 11th- 13th century
  • Europe
  • Period of sustained economic and commercial growth
  • Process of exiting the middle ages and blending into the renaissance
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Increasing the Royal Domain

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  • Feudalism, biggest issue
  • Western Europe
  • 11th-13th century
  • Lands under KINGS control
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William the conqueror

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  • 11th century
  • Took over England
  • Work feudalism
17
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Angevins

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  • 12th-13th century.
  • From England
  • Took over France by intermarriages
18
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The Papacy

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  • 5th Century
  • Rome
  • Became wealth, which caused church to be less spiritual.
  • First start of a corrupt church and beginning ideas of reform
19
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. Investiture Controversy

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  • 11th-12 century
  • Western Europe
  • Caused by Gregory VII and Henry
  • Monarchy upset over Pope’s control
20
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. Innocent III

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  • 13th Century
  • Italy
  • Central control of papacy becomes stronger
  • Crusades against heretics
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Crusades (Causes and Consequences)

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•	Middle East
Cause: 
•	Passing Land to sons
•	Fighting in different areas
Consequence:
•	Increase in trade for commercial revolution
22
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Scholasticism

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  • 11th century
  • Classical Learning
  • Europe
  • Reconciling classical Greek philosophy with religion (philosophizing about religion)
  • Period was a failure
23
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. Rediscovery of Aristotle

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  • 12th-13th century
  • Rediscovered by way of crusades
  • Causes trouble: doesn’t talk about god, empirical, said world has always been and wasn’t created
24
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Troubador Poetry

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  • 12th century
  • Muslim love songs
  • Birth of ideal Romantic love
25
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Bubonic Plague

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  • 14th Century
  • Europe
  • Ugly disease that caused death
  • Wiped out 25-40% of pop in 5 years
  • From Asia sent over on Italian ships on Black Sea
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Boniface VII and Philp IV

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•	Europe
•	Decline of churches
	Boniface
•	Pope
•	Bull Unam Sanctum – rules established saying he was the shit
Philip
•	Wrote letter saying Fuck the Unam
•	Had Boniface kidnapped and killed
27
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100 Years war (causes and overview)

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•	1337-1453
•	England v France
•	Lead to downfall 
•	French won because 
o	France was too big which mad it expensive for England
o	Artillery, Cannons
o	Joan of Arc Rallied French
28
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  1. Gregorian Reform
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  • 12th century
    • Italy
    • Secularism of the church
    • pushed for three different reforms for the church