Medieval History Flashcards
What parts during medieval history were there dark ages
500CE- fall of Roman Empire,they end 1000CE
Give the beginning date of the medieval period
500CE - the beginning
What’s a primary source
An original account from a time period that was created by participants or witnesses
Secondary Source
Made after the time by people who did not witness the event
What is bias
A persons point of view it can be positive or negative
Why de we consider bias when examining historical sources
If may not represent a fair view of events
What was feudalism
A social system that had king on top, he gave nobles and peasants land to work in return for there service
How was the feudalism operated
The lower members of society owed service to those higher up in the social pyramid. Peasants, Knights, nobles, king, god
With what authority did medieval kings rule
With gods permission.
Who was the first major European king to unite a large area
Charlamane - he ruled part of France, Northern Europe and Central
Describe the structure of a castle by identifying its main structural points
Curtain walls around the outsides, topped with battlements.
Walls were surrounded by a moat or ditch
Drawbridges across a moat to the portcullis
Portcullis- was the door to where The Lord lived - in the bailey
Where did the mongols originate
In Asia, North of then Himalayas in what is not Mongolia
Which areas did the mongols conquer
East to Northern china, then west to Persia and Russia and then into the Eastern Europe then southern china and then attempted to invade japan
Who was Genghis Khan
Mongols 1st great khan
Why is he important in mongol History
He united the mongol tribes and led the initial invasions east and west
