Middle Ages in Western Europe Flashcards
North American Drift
An ocean current around Newfoundland, Canada where the waters of the Gulf Stream feed into
Monastery
A religious community
Charlemagne
King of the Franks from 768 - 814. Established Christianity as the religion of the kingdom by forcing the people living in the territory to become Christians. Was chosen emperor by the pope, but was concerned because he didn’t want the people to think that the pope could establish an emperor.
Holy Roman Empire
The Catholic empire of Rome
Feudalism
The system of service between a lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to the lord; political order; under feudalism, nobles governed and protected people in return for services.
Manorialism
A system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor
The Battle of Hastings/William the Conqueror
The Battle of Hastings was fought for the English Crown and ended with the Normans becoming rulers of England
Papacy
The office and jurisdiction of the bishop who controls the church
Monarch
The ruler of medieval England, usually a king or queen
Magna Carta
The English nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. It’s and agreement that limits the king’s power. It also forced the king to uphold the rights of freemen, including the right to fair trials by jury
The Crusades
A series of religious words
Pope Urban ll
The head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1088-1099 and encouraged the Crusades
Saladin
A Muslim general who was involved in the Third Crusade against Richard l
Richard l
The king of England from 1189 to 1199 who was involved with the Third Crusade in order to regain control of Jerusalem.
The Black Death
A plague that wiped out over half the population of Europe.
The Hundred Years War
A war that started when King Edward lll of England declared himself king of France and it sparked a war that would last for 100 years
Joan of Arc
A French general who was told by God that she would push the English back and conquer them. She was sentenced to death by burning at the stake because she was committed with heresy.
Henry V
The ruler of England who made England one of the strongest kingdoms in Europe
Reconquista
The struggle in driving the Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula
Queen Isabella
Involved in the Inquisition and ruler of Spain.
King Ferdinand
Involved in the Inquisition and ruler of Spain.
Inquisition
The removal of Jewish and Muslim people from Spain in order to make Spain an all-Catholic kingdom
Iberian Peninsula
The land that has Spain and Portugal located now
