Middle Ages Flashcards
What are monasteries
Communities of monks
Who is Patrick
Patrick is a Englich monk that was kidnapped then preached in Ireland
Who was Charlemane
He was a Frankish king that was crowned Emporor by pope Leo III
What is a vassal
A knight that supports a lord
What is a manor
A large estate owned by a knight or lord
What is a guild
A guild is a community of workers that have the same job
What is the Great Schisim
The first split in the Church that was between the Catholic and the Orthodox church
Who was St Catherine of Siena
She was one of the people who convinced the pope to go back to Rome
Who is Pope Gregory VII
The Pope in 1073 that disapproved of a bishop chosen by Henry VI
What did Henry IV do to get back into the Church
He stood barefoot in the snow for 3 days until the Pope would see him to get back in the Church
What was the comprimise that the Popes and kings came to about bishops
That the Pope would choose the bishops but the bishops that the Pope chose had to follow the king
What are the Crusades
They were a long series of wars between the Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia
Why did the Byzintine Emporor ask the Pope Urban II for help
Because he feared that the Turks would attack Constantinople
Who is King Richard I
He was an English king that was well respected by his armies and the enemies
Who was Saladin
A brilliant leader that led the Muslim armies against Richard I
Why was the 4th Crusade a COMPLETE FAIL
Because it was not sponsored by the Pope and the knight had to go on a side quest that weakened them so much that they did not survive the journey to the Holy Lands
What is a clergy
The Church officials
What is a religious order
A group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules
what are friars
people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public
Who is Thomas of Aquinas
A teache at the University of Paris that wrote a book that explained the connection between religion and science
What is the Magna Carta
A document that King John was forced to sign that allowed the people of England to have more freedom and that the king of England have less power
What is the Parlement
The highest law-making body in the United Kingdom today
What is the Black Death
A deadly plauge that killed about 1/3 of Europe’s population
What is a heresy
A religious idea that oppose the church’s teachings
What is the Reconquista
The efforts of Spain to free itself of the Muslims
What is the Spanish Inquisition
A organization of priests that would root out and punish the heresies of Spain
What is natural law
A belief of Thomas Aquinas that stated that God had made a law that governed how the world operated
