Quiz 3 Flashcards
What was important about Clovis?
Established the Merovingian Dynasty
Defeated the Visgoths in the Battle of Vouille
Converted to Christianity.
What was Charles “The Hammer” Martel’s importance?
Defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours
Made a Huge Hero among the Franks
Who was Pippin the Short?
Charles Martel’s Son, he asked for the pope’s blessing to take over the Frankish Kingdom
Who was Charles the Great?
Charlemange, Famous for rescuing Leo III, conquering the Lombards and Saxons and being named Holy Roman Emperor.
Who Was Louis The Pious?
Charlemange’s Son, Voluntarily requested coronation by the Pope. He Split the Frankish Kingdom is thirds to his sons
Who was Charles the Bald and Louis the German
The Two Kings who formed France and Germany, Louis took the title Holy Roman Emperor.
What was the Hierarchy of the Feudal System?
Nobility - Fought
Church - Pray
Serfs - Work
How were Trials by Ordeal perfored?
In a Lake
Boiling Pot of Water
Hot Iron Rod
Charles vs Leo III
Dispute over the authority of the crowning of Charlemange
Gregory VII vs Henry IV
Dispute over the power to appoint clergy, Henry IV is excommunicated and literally has to beg for forgiveness
Archbishop Thomas Beckett vs Henry II
Dispute over who has to authority to place the clergy on trial. Henry II is excommunicated, several of his knights murder Beckett
Phillip IV vs Pope Boniface VIII
Dispute over the power of the Church, Boniface is inprisioned, puppet placed in the Vatican.
Who was Edward the Confessor?
Half Angelo-Saxon, Half Norman, Ruler of Britain, he appointed 2 heirs: Harold Godwinson (AS) and William the Bastard (Norman)
What is the Bayeux Tapesty?
A woven record detailing the Norman Conquest of England
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
Led by Pope Urban II: To reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims
