Middle Ages Europe Flashcards
What does assimilation mean?
To blend with culture
What happened to Europe after Charlemagnes death?
Empire collapsed followed by treaty of Verdun which divided empire into 3 separate parts
What was the dominant intellectual theme in this time period?
Combining rational philosophy with christian faith
What lead to credit banks guilds and growth of cities?
Growth of trade and banking
Who migrated to Western Europe
The Magyars
What was scholasticism?
Use of logic to resolve theological problems
What did pope urban do?
He had a reconquest that gave way to the crusades
Who was crowned emperor f the Romans in 800 AD?
Charlemagne
Who created corpus of civil law?
Justinian created it
Germanic tribes under the Clovis and Franks settled down during which time period?
Medieval dark ages
What were some important characteristics of the Roman Catholic Church?
Sacraments (rituals) tithe (church tax), excommunication, and interdict (exc. for a certain area)
What was manorialism?
Social relationship between serf and landlord
What was the Hundred Years’ War?
A war fought between England and France over lands England possessed in France and feudal relationships
What did William the conqueror do?
He brought many french influences to England and took a census called the Doomsday book
What happened in 1066?
William of Normandy wins battle of Hastings to be king
Which agricultural techniques in Europe helped revive trade?
Iron plow, 3 field system, and guilds
2 main styles of architecture in the Middle Ages?
Roman and gothic
What was the Magna Carta?
Treaty signed by king john of England in 1215; it confirmed feudal rights against monarchical claims; represented principle of Aristocracy, mutual limits and obligations between rulers and feudal aristocracy
What was feudalism?
The political hierarchy that included landlords vassals and peasants or fiefs
What was isolation,decline In trade, and loss of learning characteristics of?
The dark ages
What did Charles Martel do
Stopped Muslim expansion in Europe
