[M1S2] Part 1 Flashcards
What did the scholars call the Middle Ages?
Medieval Period
a time in European history from 400-1500 AD
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages occurred between what?
fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
Historians usually divide the Middle Ages into three smaller periods called:
Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, and the Late Middle Ages.
During the Renaissance, scholars and thinkers began to call the
preceding era as the Middle Ages as it separated the culture of what?
ancient Rome and Greece, and the Rennaissance
when did some call the early period the Dark Ages?
when Europe was overrun by the Byzantines and Arabs.
During the Medieval period, what became the most dominant and powerful institution in Europe influencing the monarchs
Catholic Church
Pope Leo III named Charlemagne as what?
the Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE
What maneuvered military expeditions to Jerusalem during the late 11th century?
Catholic Church
what do you call a medieval military expedition
crusades
Pope Urban II called every Christian
in Europe to do what?
expel the Muslims (infidels) from the Holy Land (1095)
what brought
European culture to Jerusalem and Muslim
culture to Europe
on and off crusades lasted
until the end of the 15th century
in much of Europe, the Middle Ages were defined by what?
Feudal System
The Feudal system consisted of what?
kings, lords, knights, vassals, and
peasants.
During the Middle Ages, what worked
as the king granted vast lands to
noblemen and bishops.
feudal society
