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Middle Ages Flashcards

1
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3 separate time periods of the middle ages

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Early middle ages
High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages

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when was the early middle ages

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500-1000

begins at the end of the Roman Empire

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When were the High middle ages

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1000-1350 A.D

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Late Middle Ages

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1350- 1500 AD

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5
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by the 13th century, how was Europe more civilized than in the 500

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great cities
Government and legal systems
Universities
Buildings, castles, cathedrals

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Why are the middle ages often referred to as the “Dark” Age

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few documents survived from this era

Those that we have are very primitive

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7
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What were the germanic tribes

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tribes who conquered Britain and settled there

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8
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who was part of the Germanic Tribes

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Angles
Saxons
jutes

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9
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franks

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settles in modern-day France, Belgium and Western Germany

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10
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who was Clovis

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leader of the Franks around 500 AD

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11
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who did Clovis marry

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a christian women

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12
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how did the franks pay taxes

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with farm products instead of money

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13
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What was the Frankish kingdom divided into

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provinces

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14
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what was each province ruled by

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a count

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15
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what did Frankish kings allow the kingdom to be ruled by

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a government called Mayor of the Palace

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16
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who was Pepin

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mayor of the palace

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17
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who was pepins son

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Charles Martel

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18
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who was Charles Martels son

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Pepin the Short

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19
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who became the ruler of the Franks

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Pepin the short

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20
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what land did Pepin the short gain and because of what

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italy; because of his roman Catholicism

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21
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What was the battle of tours

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battle between Charles Martel and the muslims

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22
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who won the battle of tours

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charles martel

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23
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what resulted from the battle of tours

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a tax resulted

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24
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what were farms called in latin

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villas

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25
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law

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combination of Roman and germanic law

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26
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what was the trial of ordeal

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test to determine if a person was guilty or innocent

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27
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what were some of the trials of ordeal

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burning and seeing if the person heals
walking on ash
throwing them into water to see if they sink or swim

28
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what language was used by the church

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latin

29
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vernacular

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the dialect of common people

30
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what is current day gaul

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france

31
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Clovis’ heirs

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the empire was passed to his four sons

wars continued for 150 years

32
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germanic customs

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land was divided equally among all four sons

led to smaller plots and more wars

33
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in 687 AD who became the mayor of the palace and the unintended leader of the empire

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Pepin of Heristal

34
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who did Charles Martel defeat

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The spanish muslims

35
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what were the spanish muslims known as

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moors

36
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how did the franks help the pope

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fights the Lombards who were going after the pope

37
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what did Pepin due with the new conquered land he got from the lombards

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he gave it to the pope

38
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what did the conquered land from the lombards become known as

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papal states

39
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who were pep ins ttwo sons

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charles and Carloman

40
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when was Charlemagne crowned by the pope

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christmas day in 800 AD

41
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what prospered under Charl

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christianity and education

42
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Who did Charl defeat

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Avars and the Saxons

43
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how did charl prepare for his death

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dividing his empire among his sons

44
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who was charl sole surviving son who got the entire empire when charl died

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Louis the Pious

45
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what is the treaty of Verdun

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the empire is ultimately divided among three of Louis’ sons after his death in 842 AD

46
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who were Louis’ sons

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Charles the Bald
Lothair
Louis the German

47
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what happened to western Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire

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There were civil wars between people
the economy switched the goods as forms as money; they could use money because people were divided and trade routes were all messed up so it wasn’t safe
Christianity survived, latin language, roman law

48
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what was the relationship between the church and Clovis

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He was the Ruler of the Church
tried to be in cahoots with the church
his wife wanted him to convert so he did
Him being baptized was significant because his people were polytheistic, he set a precedent for people to follow

49
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Why did the mayor of the palace become important in the Kingdom of the franks

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each person ran their own sections; they were being corrupt so there had to be accountability in their government

50
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what were some of Charlemagne’s main goals when he came the king of the franks

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he pushed for education because he thought that everyone should have the opportunity to be educated; not everyone had the opportunity
was only for boys; no education for girls
he promoted christianity; wanted to expand the empire, he succeeded

51
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What happened to Western Europe after Charlemagne’s heirs came to power

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everything got divided and bad things began to happen

there was warfare between everybody

52
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Who was Charles and what was his role in preserving Christianity in western Europe

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Leader in the attack of Battle of Tours; he won

53
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How did Pepin the short help the pope

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He kicked out the Lombards and took over the land he won; he gave that land to the pope
known as the papal states

54
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What was the difference between a lord and a serf

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lord: power, owned land; people working on it
Serf: lowest form of people, could not leave the land without permission of the Lords

55
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Who were they Minstrels and what was their function

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they were traveling musicians

went to places to tell stories and to entertain people

56
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What country became the center of Celtic culture

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Ireland

57
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Why did the Romans have trouble ruling Britain

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the celts who lies there were very resistant

the roman were called away to rule the homeland

58
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Why did Alfred the Great pay the Danes to leave England alone

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his army wasn’t strong enough yet

59
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what was a shire in Britain

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a district in Britain

60
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what was the role of a serif

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they would look over the Shire; would enforce the law, report back to the king

61
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what was a coracle

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an irish boat

62
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in viking culture, what was a Jarl

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a military leader

63
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in viking culture, who were berserkers

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they were viking fighters

origin of the word came from the word bear skin; berserk

64
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how were they Berserkers paid

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whatever money and gold that was found was split between them all

65
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where did the danes come from

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Sweden and Denmark

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