HIST 110 Flashcards
Barbarian tribes were these kind of states to the Roman empire, meaning that they had to pay tribute
Clinet States
This Visigoth leader lived from 370-410 CE
Alaric
This event, in 410, is when the Visigoth people, led by Alaric, looted and burned Rome for 3 days
The sack of Rome
These people were excellent horsemen and archers which was what made them such strong opponents
The Huns
From 420-469 the largest land empire was ruled by the people
The Huns
Western Rome falls in this year
476
The eastern part of the Roman Empire becomes known by this name
The Byzantine Empire (capital is Constantinople)
This man is often referred to a ‘The Last Roman’ as he spent much resources trying to reclaim the Empire
Justinian (482-565 CE)
She was wife to Justinian but helped with military planning
Theodora (500-548)
This empire lasted from the years 533-554
The Byzantine Empire
This man was the first leader of the Merovingians
Clovis (466-511)
As Merovingian government became unstable this position was created, so someone else could look after the affairs of the kingdom
Mayor of the Palace
This man was the most notable Mayor of the Palace, as he had basically taken control of the kingdom.
Charles Martle (685-741)
This battle, famously won by Charles Martle, kept the Islamic Empire away
Battle of Tours
This was the last Mayor of the Palace, as he overthrew the King
Peppin the Short (714-768)
He founded the Carolingian Dynasty and is the first Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne (748-814)
Having no set capital is known as this type of kingship
Itinerant Kingship
This Germanic group was conquered by Charlemagne
The Saxons
When Louis the Pious died the Empire got divided equally among his three sons. This inheritance method is called this
Partible Inheritance
The inheritance method of everything going to the first son is called this.
Primogeniture
The Treaty of Verdun split this group into three parts
Frank
These were written in the 1200s in Iceland and document the vikings
The Eddas
These are the lowest social class in viking society, usally POWs
Thralls
These are the free peasants in viking society
Karls
This is the highest social class in viking society
Jarls
in 985 Erik the Red ‘discovered’ this place
Greenland
Viking times are believed to have started in this year
793
by 875 all Anglo-Saxon villages have been conquered by these people
Vikings
in 1016 this viking conquered England and became king on top of Norway and Denmark
Cnut the Great
This Duke of Normandy won the Battle of Hasting in 1066
William the Conqueror (1028-1087)
This artwork was made shortly after the Norman Conquest and tells the story of the Norman conquest
Bayeux Tapestry
When non-religious authority, like the King, appoint Bishops it is known as this
Lay Investiture/Simony
In 1075 Pope Gregory vii said that only these men can elect Bishops
The Pope
This Holy Roman Emperor really liked to appoint his own Bishops
Henry iv
In 1122 a compromise was made between the Church and the State. Only the POpe can appoint bishops but the Emperor oversees the appointments.
Concordat of Worms
1054 marks the official split between the East and the West church, all over the phrase “filioque” which means this
and the son
Plenary Indulgence was the motivation for a lot of people to go these
Crusades
This French woman was one the most powerful and wealthiest women in Europe which made her extremely eligible, probably why she got married to two kings
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204)
in 1137 Eleanor of Aquitaine marries this man, only to have marriage annulled in 1152 on the ground that the two were too closely related
Louis vii of France
6 weeks after her first marriage is annulled Eleanor of Aquitaine marries this man
King Henry ii of England
England has control of these two territories in France until they loose them during the 100s year war
Normandy and Aquitaine
In cathedral schools seven liberal arts were taught, split into these two groups
Trivial (grammer, redirect, logic)
Quadrivium (Geometry, theory of numbers, astronomy, musical harmonies)
This man becomes a quite teacher in the middle ages, although he became a monk after getting his student, Heloise, pregnant.
Peter Abelard (1079-1142)
This method of study combines Aristotles writings and the practices of the church
Scholasticism
These summaries/collections of authoritative writing provided on the knowledge on a topic, Thomas Aquinas was a writing of these.
Summas
This disease started in central Asia but made its way to Europe VIA trade routes and killed up to 60% of European population
Black Death (1347-1351)
Salian law states that women can’t do this
Inherit the throne
1337-1453 was when this war took place between ENgland and France
100 years war
England loosing the 100 year war starts an internal civil war called this, which ends the Plantagenets Dynasty and starts the Tudor dynasty
The War of the Rosesn
This peasant women was a moral booster for the French during the 100 year war and was burnt at the stake by the English
Joan of Arc (1412-1430)
This woman took the practice of affective piety to an extreme and died of self inflicted starvation
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
This is the dwelling place in Mecca originally for many gods, but then just one
The Kaaba
This man, in 610, receives instructions from god to reform the Arabian peninsula
Muhammad (570-632)
The flight (hijra) when Muhammad goes to this place to stop conflict, year one in Islamic calendars
Yathrid, now Medina (city of the prophet)
statement of faith, prayer, alms, fastings and Pilgrimage are these in the Islamic faith
The 5 pillars of Islam
This is sometimes seen as the sixth pillar
Conquest
These are the three major groups of Islam
Sunni, Shiite, Sufi
This group supports that Uthman had a valid right to be Caliph. And that the Caliph is purely a political figure
Sunni
This group believes that caliphate should be by inheritance and that the caliph is also a religious figure as well as a political figure
Shiite
After the Umayyad caliphate comes this Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
The fabricated story of Roderic, Florinda, and Julian is about how this kingdom was lost
Spain/Visigoth
People tolerating each others religion and living together is defined under this Spanish term
Convivencia
When the Spanish fought back against the Islamic Empire, trying to reclaim their land, straing in the 800s, it is called this term
Reconquista (finally successful in 1492)
This epic poem shows how switching sides during the reconquista was a very common occurrence
El Cid
This Caliphate, running from 909-1171, claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter
Fatimid Caliphate
Al-Hakim was a caliphate also known by this name because of his constant change of behaviour towards various religious groups
The Mad Caliph
1171 this man Conquers and starts the Ayyubid dynasty
Saladin
This caliphate, running from 1250-1517, came after the Abbasid caliphate got conquered by the mongols
Mamluk Caliphate
This group, 500 BCE-100 CE, in the Southeaster United states built mounds, including a complex snake mound
The Adena People
This group (200-500 CE) were more settled and agriculture focused, they also built mounds
The Hopewell
This group (700-1300) lived in the wester area of the States. They built pueblos
Anasazi (meaning ancient ones)
Celebrating spirits that represent that are the personification of things here on earth is know as this religion, practiced by the Anasazi
Kachina
This culture, 800-1450, had about 100 different locations around a river, including the largest mound of Cahokia
Mississippian culture
This group (200-910) was located in Mexiko/Guatemala. had a classical age based on written inscriptions on their monuments
The Maya
These two are the divine pair in Maya religion
Lizard house and Lady Rainbow
In Maya culture caves were seen as a way to do this
communicate with the dead, in Xibalba underworld
This group (1300-1540) lived in central Mexico, had about 50 city states (Altepetl) the main city was Tenochtitlan
The Mexica/Aztecs
This Mexica god is the god of war and means Humming bird of the south
Huitzilopochtli
This Mexica god is the creator god and developed their writing system
Quetzalcoatl
The leader of the Mexica is the Great Speaker, who handled external affairs. The second in command was called this, who handled internal affairs
Female Snake
1517-1540 is when this conquest happened
The Spanish conquest
This group lived just south of Lake Titicaca (600-1000)
Tiwanaku
This group (900-1470) had no writing system but we know of them through Spanish record
Chimu
This group (1400-1532) had the capital of Cuzco
Incas
The Incas had no writing system, os the had this very complex accounting system, with knot tying
Quipu
Incas had very well constructed ______ system
road
