Medieval Europe Flashcards
The invasion of the former Western Roman Empire by Germans was caused because there was no central ________.
government
Church leaders in the Western and Eastern empires had different ideas about who should be in _______.
charge
What led to the split of the Eastern and Western churches?
they had different ideas of who should be in charge
What increased the authority of Rome’s bishop?
The fall of the Roman Emporer
After the fall of the Western Roman empire outside invaders crossed over the boundaries of what was the western _____ ______.
Roman empire
Roman roads and ________ began to fall apart
aqueducts
Saint Benedict’s helped make the monasteries important centers for spreading _______
Christianity
Saint Benedict helped the _______
POOR
Charlemagne showed concern for the Catholic Church by sending his army to Rome to protect the _______.
Pope
The name of the system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services
Feudalism
Order of the feudal system from highest to lowest
King/Queen
Lords
Lesser lords
Knights
Serfs/peasants
Serfs were important because they farmed the manor land and produced _____
FOOD
Primary purpose of a castle
defense
Code of Chivalry were rules of behavior for ____
knights
A guild fulfilled an important function because it trained young ________
craftsman
you would see large crowds of _____ in a city but not a manor estate
people
A woman in medieval Europe would not attend a _______ as a student
university
The invasion of Willam the Conqueror in 1066 was important because it
- changed who became the next king of England
- changed the English language
The Domesday Book was a ____ of English property owners and their possessions
LIST
Trial by jury by Henry II helped create a fair legal system and decided if someone was ______ or _______
Innocent, guilty
Shield tax made by English kings was more powerful because they could now pay for their own ____
armies
The murder of Thomas Becket was because Henrys words were _________
misunderstood
Elanor’s court hired _____
poets
Elanor’s court encouraged interesting _____
conversations
Magna Carta forced the _______ to respect the laws of nobels
KING
The Model Parliament was different from a ruling monarch because it included ________
representatives
King Edward, reintroduced another Parliament because he wanted to earn the _____ of nobles to pay for his wars
goodwill
Joan of Arc was a very ________ person
religious
The Black Death helped improve working conditions for the serfs because labor was more ___________
valuable
A place where a community of monks live
monastery
A person of low social rank, usually a farmer or unskilled worker
peasant
Group of people who listen to information during a trial and decide weather a person is guilty or innocent
JURY
Handwoven wall hanging that may depict people and/or a scene
tapestry
A king or queen
monarch
a highly contagious disease
PLAGUE
a relative who lived long ago
ANCESTOR
a person who is learning a trade from a master craftsman
apprentice
a person who takes control of a territory after an invasion
conqueror
relating to the Middle Ages
Medieval
