Middle Ages Flashcards
What germanic tribe settled in gaul
Franks
Which tribe helped shape europe
Franks
who was the greatest frankish king?
Charlamagne
Another name for charlamagne - ________
Charles the great
Charlamagne wanted to build a “_________”
New rome
Charlamagne wanted to conquer _________ kingdoms
Neighboring
Charles the great wanted to spread ________
Christianty
Charlamagne gave Pope Leo the III the name - ____________
Emperor of the romans
The decline of holy roman empire: _______ were not capable rulers
Heirs
The decline of holy roman empire: empire was ________
Divided
The decline of holy roman empire: invasion of ______, slavs, magyars, and _________
Muslims
Vikings
__________ was the social and political organisation led by lords
feudalism
Order of power in feudal system:
_______->_______->_________-> ________
King
Lord
Knight
Peasant
A ______ is a land grant given by a lord
Fief
A _________ is a person who recieved the land grant from the lord
Vassal
What system of inheritance was used - __________
Manorial system
What happened to trade?
Decreased
In the manorial system, people produced what they ______
Needed
The term middle ages is between _________ and _________ eras
Classical
Modern
________ were peasants
serfs
______ were tried to the land and cld not leave
Serfs
Castles protected surrounding ________
Country side
The castle was the lord’s ____
Base
Main job of night =
Go into battle
Knights used _______
Chivalry
Chivalry dictated a knights ________
Behavior
After studying under a knight for years, _______ cld prove himself in battle to become a knight
Squire
Chivalry - be _________ in battle
Courageous
Chivalry - _____ to friends, keep word
Loyal
Symbol used to identify a knight in battle - ________
Coat of arms
the _______’s presence was felt everywhere throughout europe
church
_______ were advisors to the pope
Cardinal
Oversaw the diocese
Bishop
Administrated 2 holy sacraments
Bishop
Oversaw individual churchs
Parish priest
In charge of administrating 5 of 7 sacraments
Parish priest
________ created the rules for the monks and nuns to live by
St Benedict
________ was when a pope wld order churches to close in a certain region
Interdict
Interdict was a problem for ________
Monarchies
Why was interdict a problem to monarchies?
Used against disliked rulers
_______ - a church tax that made the church the wealthiest institution
Tithe
The ________ is the process the church used to seek out heretics
Inquisition
How did the black plague travel from china to europe?
Trade routes
Fleas on rats
What 2 plagues cld be found throughout europe during the black plague
Bubonic
Pnuemonic
Europe had a shortage of _______ during the black plague
Workers
______-_______ of europes population was dead
1/2 - 1/3
People in europe lost faith in ____
God
The region of christain crusaders were trying to regain the ________
Holy land
Who called the crusaders to take place
Pop urban II
People went on the crusades because they wanted to save their ____
Souls
People went on the crusades to hope to gain _____ and _____
Land
Wealth
People went on the crusades because they wanted ______
Adventure
People went on the crusades because ________ madd momey
Merchants
Which crusade was the only crusade that was a success
1st
_______ was the muslim leader who united the muslim army
Saladin
_______ took back jerusalem in the 3rd crusade
Saladin
Who were the 3 leaders to gather european troops?
Frederick barbrossa
King phillip I
King richard I
Outcome of 3rd crusade - richard gains a _____
Truce
Richards truce allows _______ control of some towns along ________ coast - enter Jerusalem freely
Christian
Palestinian
Which cities did the forth crusaders end up attacking instead of taking back the holy land
Zadder
Constantinople
Weapons introduced during crusades
Crossbow
Catapult
Gunpowder
As a result of the crusades, trade in europe ________ while the power of the lord’s ______ - giving more power to the ______
Increased
Decreased
Kings
