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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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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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What were the germanic tribes

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tribes who conquered Britain and settled there

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who was part of the Germanic Tribes

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Angles
Saxons
jutes

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franks

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settles in modern-day France, Belgium and Western Germany

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who was Clovis

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leader of the Franks around 500 AD

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who did Clovis marry

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a christian women

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how did the franks pay taxes

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with farm products instead of money

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What was the Frankish kingdom divided into

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provinces

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what was each province ruled by

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a count

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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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who was Pepin

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mayor of the palace

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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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who became the ruler of the Franks

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Pepin the short

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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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What was the battle of tours

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battle between Charles Martel and the muslims

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who won the battle of tours

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charles martel

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what resulted from the battle of tours

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a tax resulted

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what were farms called in latin

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villas

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law
combination of Roman and germanic law
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what was the trial of ordeal
test to determine if a person was guilty or innocent
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what were some of the trials of ordeal
burning and seeing if the person heals walking on ash throwing them into water to see if they sink or swim
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what language was used by the church
latin
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vernacular
the dialect of common people
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what is current day gaul
france
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Clovis' heirs
the empire was passed to his four sons | wars continued for 150 years
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germanic customs
land was divided equally among all four sons | led to smaller plots and more wars
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in 687 AD who became the mayor of the palace and the unintended leader of the empire
Pepin of Heristal
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who did Charles Martel defeat
The spanish muslims
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what were the spanish muslims known as
moors
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how did the franks help the pope
fights the Lombards who were going after the pope
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what did Pepin due with the new conquered land he got from the lombards
he gave it to the pope
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what did the conquered land from the lombards become known as
papal states
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who were pep ins ttwo sons
charles and Carloman
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when was Charlemagne crowned by the pope
christmas day in 800 AD
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what prospered under Charl
christianity and education
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Who did Charl defeat
Avars and the Saxons
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how did charl prepare for his death
dividing his empire among his sons
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who was charl sole surviving son who got the entire empire when charl died
Louis the Pious
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what is the treaty of Verdun
the empire is ultimately divided among three of Louis' sons after his death in 842 AD
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who were Louis' sons
Charles the Bald Lothair Louis the German
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what happened to western Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire
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
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what was the relationship between the church and Clovis
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
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Why did the mayor of the palace become important in the Kingdom of the franks
each person ran their own sections; they were being corrupt so there had to be accountability in their government
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what were some of Charlemagne's main goals when he came the king of the franks
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
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What happened to Western Europe after Charlemagne's heirs came to power
everything got divided and bad things began to happen | there was warfare between everybody
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Who was Charles and what was his role in preserving Christianity in western Europe
Leader in the attack of Battle of Tours; he won
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How did Pepin the short help the pope
He kicked out the Lombards and took over the land he won; he gave that land to the pope known as the papal states
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What was the difference between a lord and a serf
lord: power, owned land; people working on it Serf: lowest form of people, could not leave the land without permission of the Lords
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Who were they Minstrels and what was their function
they were traveling musicians | went to places to tell stories and to entertain people
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What country became the center of Celtic culture
Ireland
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Why did the Romans have trouble ruling Britain
the celts who lies there were very resistant | the roman were called away to rule the homeland
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Why did Alfred the Great pay the Danes to leave England alone
his army wasn't strong enough yet
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what was a shire in Britain
a district in Britain
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what was the role of a serif
they would look over the Shire; would enforce the law, report back to the king
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what was a coracle
an irish boat
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in viking culture, what was a Jarl
a military leader
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in viking culture, who were berserkers
they were viking fighters | origin of the word came from the word bear skin; berserk
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how were they Berserkers paid
whatever money and gold that was found was split between them all
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where did the danes come from
Sweden and Denmark

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