FINAL CH 7 Flashcards
Constantinople
Capital of Byzantine Empire
Justinian’s code
Collection of legal writings and laws in Rome
Autocrat
Sole ruler with complete authority
Medieval
“Middle age”, began blending of traditions
Charles Martel
Rallied Frankish warriors
Battle of Tours
French Catholics vs Muslims, Catholics win
Charlemagne
- Created United constiantinople
- spread Christianity
- revive Latin learning
Magyars
Nomadic people attacked by the Byzantine empire
Vikings
Sailors and fighters, destroyed unity in Byzantine empire
Feudalism
Local lords governed own lands and owed military service
Sacrament
Sacred rights of the church, needed to achieve salvation
Papal supremacy
Authority over all secular rulers by pope
Canon Law
Church’s body of Laws
Excommunication
Cut off from church and sacraments
Interdict
An order excluding region from receiving sacraments
Icon
Holy image
Great schism
Permanent split between eastern and western Christianity
Anti semitism
Prejudice against Jews
How did constiantinople become so rich and powerful?
It had a central location for trading cities
How did Charlemagne unify Europe?
- Worked closely w church
- conquered outskirts towns
- maintained justice
What invasions happened after Charlemagne’s death?
Muslims, Magyars, Vikings
What was the impact of Justinian’s code
It helped centralize power and influence laws of monarchs
Role of church in early Middle Ages
In control, dictated most of life
Why did anti semitism increase
Christians blamed Jews for things like natural disasters
