HIST 3 QUIZ Flashcards

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“Three heirs of Rome”

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After rome fell three new empire emerged
Byzantines, Islamic, and Germanic/Frankish Kingdoms

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Byzantine Empire

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eastern Roman Empire centered at Constantinople
Largely Greek Speaking Christains (Eastern)
Regarded themselves as Roman empower
Has continuities of Roman empire, but there are also several features that distinct them as their own thing

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Justinian

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Byzantine Emperor
Re-established Roman law in the territories he conquered

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4
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Hagia Sophia

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architecture leaning towards Eastern but has little bits of Western culture

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5
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monasticism

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a movement of men and women moving away from the world to pursue holiness and become more like Christ

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6
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Iconoclasm

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you could use images of mother mary, jesus, etc, and it would be a bridge between you and the divine river (God would listen to you better, stronger connection to God)

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Islam

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sophisticated culture founded on faith
Interwoven with Western Culture
Reclaimed Greek wisdom after it was lost
Sowed the seeds of the renaissance 600 years before De Vinci
Numbers
Medicine and health care
Art and architecture

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Ka’ba

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shrine in Islam where Muslims can pray

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Qur’an

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the message the Muhammed got from Gabriel who got that message from god
One true god and Muhammed is his profit
Regarded as his miracle

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10
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Islamic Math and Medicine

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Decimal place and fractions
Doctors started washing hands, which reduced infections and led to successful surgeries

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caliph

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Successor (highest leader) of Muhammad
Leader of the islamic state

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Muhammad

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While on walk, sees the archangel gabriel
Gabriel tells him he is the final prophet chosen by the one true god
Summoned to roles as the final prophet of God
spreads the Qur’an

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13
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Germanic Kingdoms

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kingdoms independent from Roman Empire

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14
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wergeld

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Difference in law

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15
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Clovis

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established Frankish kingdoms
united all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler

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Charlemagne

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Attempts to christianize the empire and convert everyone to be catholic
Gets praise from the pope for creating a catholic empire
Crowned emperor (holy roman)

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17
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Vinland

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viking settlement in Canada
First Euopeans to encounter new world
Significant expansion and consolidation of the world
did not last long because they had no support

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Frankish Kingdoms

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longest lasting barbarian tribe that take over Western Roman Empire
Established by Clovis

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19
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Carolingian Renaissance

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Frankish dynasty

20
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Vikings

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Germanic tribes from Scandinavia
Invaded Europe because of environmental issues in Scandinavia
Viking expansion

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Magna Carta

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Written law document
First time law had incorporated those under the law as well

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gothic

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gothic war– bringing Italy back into empire

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chivalry

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Behavioral and ethical code of nobility

24
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guilds

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a group of merchants who work in together to preserve their rights and privileges

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vassal

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lords allowing people to work on their land under mutual contract

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serfs

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a person that traded his freedom for protection from the lord

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fief

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Inherited land or estate

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three-field system

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dividing field into four
Corn, squash, and beans
If you leave one chunk empty, it allows the soil to rejuvenate and rotate your crops every years so your soil has time to rest in between

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Feudalism

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Lords
Owns land, nobility, money bags
Allow people to work on their land under mutual contract– vassals
Pay lord’s tithe (rent) in military service, money, agriculture work

30
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Charles Martel

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Founding father of the Middle Ages
Development of feudalism and knighthood

31
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Reconquista universities

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series of struggles over spanish peninsula
Muslims vs. christianity over control of iberian peninsula
Stops spread of islam in Europe

32
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Crusades

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Large scale military campaigns
To win “back” the holy land
Only wars formally sanctioned by church

33
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William the
Conqueror

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Duke of Normandy
leads Norman Invasion– first step in solidation of British rule under one king, currency, etc.

34
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monarchies

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British rule under one king, a lot of that had to do with the Norman invasion

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religious reform

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Christians duty to be apart of the Crusades and christianize those who were the wrong Christian as well as defense the holy land

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Scholasticism

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masters, books, curriculum, attitudes of medieval schools
Using logic to argue the christian doctrine

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guilds

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association of craftsman and merchants who would give exclusive rights for a specific craft

38
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Pogroms

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directed persecution against a group
Jewish people did not contract the plague as much because of their hygiene so they seemed suspicious
and accusation spread that they were the ones to start the plague to whipe out Christianity

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Joan of Arc

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Unlikely military hero
Turns tides for french
God tells her she is meant to lead the French army so she takes action at 16 and visits “king of france”

40
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Great Schism

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rivalry between popes
Council of Pisa– determined which pope should be the pope
Failure– elected a third pope

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flagellant movement

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Flagellant movement– whipping and punishing yourself so that you are getting rid of the sin through physical torture instead of getting the plauge

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100 Years’ War

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116 year long war between england and french
Both solidified national identities
What it meant to be french, what it meant to be english
On, off again war– longest war in western history
Initially England takes the upper hand, takes a lot of french territory

43
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Black Death – Causes and Cures

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causes– Yersinia pestis
fleas that got on trading ships and traveled through Europe
cures–
Quarantine
Eat fish
Dont eat fish
Pour vinegar on all food
blood
Carry flowers with you to protect from “air”
Licentiousness, debauchery

44
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Mongols

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caused trade increase, contributed to the spread of Black Death, helped with the spread of technologies like gunpowder which led to cannons, crossbows, and camels

45
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Babylonian Captivity

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when the Jewish people faced exile from Israel