Middle Ages Flashcards
the medieval period of European History. Also known as the Dark Ages or Age of Faith.
Middle Ages
4 IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Weaponry
Navigation
Mass Food and Farm Production
Health
in the Middle Ages, this were built, this were used for defenses.
Great Cathedrals and Castles
was the most dominant institution in Europe.
Catholic Church
the Holy Roman Emperor in 800CE
Charlemagne
are maneuvered military expedition to Jerusalem.
Crusades
the system for organizing how land would be used and for controlling people.
Feudal System (Feudalism)
HIERARCHY IN THE FEUDAL SYSTEM
King
Lords
Knights
Vassal
Peasants.
a self-sufficient agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants and serfs.
Manor
tenants who were higher class than peasants.
Vassals
provided the Lord with labor or share of livestock.
Peasants
2 MAJOR EVENTS IN THE MEDIEVAL AGES
- Bubonic Plague
- Hundred Year War
caused by fleas on rats which killed at least one third of people in Europe.
Bubonic Plague
is the conflict between England and France.
Hundred Year War
4 MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- Cereal Production
- Uses of Horses (Horse Collar and Horseshoes)
- Three Field System
- War Weapons