Medieval History SG - Ch. 61, 63, 64, and 65

Question 0

750

Answer 0

Divisions in the Islamic empire

Question 1

Name all dates.

Answer 1

750, 771; December 25, 800; 850-900, 878, 911

Question 2

771

Answer 2

Charlemagne becomes the king of the franks

Question 3

December 25, 800

Answer 3

Charlemagne exonerates Pope Leo and is coronated by the pope

Question 4

850-900

Answer 4

Vikings begin invasions across Europe

Question 5

878

Answer 5

King Alfred the Great signs a treaty with the Vikings

Question 7

911

Answer 7

Rollo forms Normandy

Question 8

How did Charles the Landless become king of the Franks?

Answer 8

bribed Pope John the 8th

Question 9

How was Charles the Fat able to gain such a large empire?

Answer 9

inherited Frankish kingdom when older bro, Carleman, died of stroke, and was already in charge of Italy, 3 other Frankish kings then died and entire empire was left to Charles

Question 10

How did Charles the Fat lose his power and title as king?

Answer 10

continuous trouble with Vikings, led to siege of Paris, waited long time to pay them off as he was trying to fight them which was futile, people = angry, nephew came with army to remove Charles who then surrendered and died few months later

Question 11

Who replaced him?

Answer 11

Guy of Spoleto because agreed to leave Papal States alone

Question 12

What is trepanning?

Answer 12

using a corkscrew-like tool to drill a 2” hole in the skull; uses: insanity, headaches, relieved pressure, help blood flow in brain

Question 13

In times of political turmoil and the succession of many kings, what does the Pope usually do? What is his best ‘weapon’ or tool in order to accomplish this?

Answer 13

He chooses new kings. Weapon = annointing. For example, Formosus, the pope around 895, did not want Lambert to succeed his father, Guy. He offered the empire to Arnulf who then drove out Lambert to Spoleto. However, he died before he could fully get rid of him.

Question 14

What was the “Trial of the Cadaver”?

Answer 14

Since Formosus died, Lambert commanded his successor to reopen his casket: defrocked, cut 3 fingers off, thrown in Tiber

Question 15

What are the Magyars? Where were they invading?

Answer 15

united people of the Finno-Ugrian, Venice then northern Italy

Question 16

Why did Nicholas Mystikos object to the legitimacy of Constantine Vll Porphyrogenitus?

Answer 16

church doctrines said you could only remarry if your first wife died but Leo remarried twice already and now was looking to marry his fourth wife which was illegal. Any sons by his 4th wife were illegitimate heirs.

Question 17

What was the reason Leo had his son born in the Purple chamber?

Answer 17

all empresses gave birth to royal heirs here, meant court admitted you to center

Question 18

Who was fighting at the Battle of Anchialus?

Answer 18

Byzantines and Bulgarians

Question 19

What was the fallout in Byzantium from the loss of this battle? Who became the new Byzantium king?

Answer 19

Romanos Lecapenus betrayed Zoe and Leo Phocas before he could get back and announce his defeat (2x), Phocas ran away, Zoe sent to convent, Romanos = new king

Question 20

What argument did the Byzantine king offer at his meeting with the Bulgarian emperor?

Answer 20

Why were christians fighting christians? It is a sin; Simeon’s actions did not support his words; cease unjust slaughter; welcome peace

Question 21

Relay the story of why Charles the Simple gave the Viking Rollo land to occupy.

Answer 21

received continuous attacks from the Vikings during early reign, gave land to Rollo because knew him when fighting in Western Francia, junior commander at siege of Paris, treaty to protect rest of kingdom

Question 22

What were the terms of this agreement?

Answer 22

accept Christian baptism, be loyal to the king of the Western Franks, fight against any other Viking invaders who threatened his kingdom

Question 23

Did Rollo rule as a vassal king to Charles the Simple?

Answer 23

in theory he did, but he really did whatever he wanted

Question 24

Why was Louis the Child given this odd title?

Answer 24

crowned at age of six, weak reign because of council of regents and officials, allowed barbarian tribes to grow, attempted a huge battle with the Magyars and lost terribly

Question 25

What strange custom did the Magyars practice with their children? What was their reputation? What prior historic people group does this remind you of?

Answer 25

mother’s cut boys faces with knife as soon as they’re born, before receive nourishment, must first learn to endure wounds, ferocity- burning and killing and destroying, Franks

Question 26

Were the Eastern Franks successful against the Magyars? Were they able to defend themselves well?

Answer 26

Louis- no, Franks were easily fooled as in they ran after Magyars when it looked like they were retreating only to have them circle back and attack from the back, bodies littered everywhere
Henry- yes, won Battle of Riade, need to charge before second volley of arrows, planned to put Bohemia in between Magyars and Germany but did not succeed in that

Question 27

Who’s rule ushered in a new Germanic kingdom?

Answer 27

Henry the Fowler, duke of Saxony

Question 28

Was he a good king or a bad king?

Answer 28

good- organized 5 duchies so that they governed under him and respected him for not taking away their power, Battle of Riade- drove out Magyars

Question 29

How was the duchy of Bohemia formed and who was its first Duke?

Answer 29

a father moved family to the west away from the Magyars, father established himself among people and became duke, named Spytihnev- baptized by missionary in Moravia (nobleman)

Question 30

What family trial proved young king Wenceslaus’ faith?

Answer 30

Ludmila, grandmother, educated him in ways of a Christian king but his mother, Drahomira, believed in the ancient religions of Slavic ancestors. Mother ordered to have Ludmila killed. Tried to convince her own religion but W was fast in Christianity and exiled her when 18

Question 31

How did king Wenceslaus die?

Answer 31

stabbed to death by brother, Boleslav, who did not agree that he should take the offer made by Henry to become duchy

Question 32

Why did king Henry not avenge his death?

Answer 32

he was ill, and in 936, he died

Question 33

Who ascended to the Germanic throne after king Henry?

Answer 33

his son, Otto