Term Two Quiz One Flashcards

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Feudalism – The system where lords gave land to vassals, and serfs worked the land. The Black Death – The deadly plague that wiped out millions in Europe. The Byzantine Empire – The Eastern Roman Empire with Constantinople as its capital. The Great Schism happened partly because of disagreements over things like the use of yeast in bread, priest marriage, and who had supreme authority (Pope vs. Patriarch). Joan of Arc – The teenage girl who led the French army before being burned at the stake. Leif Erikson – The Viking who reached North America before Columbus. The Battle of Hastings (1066) – William the Conqueror led the Normans to victory and became the King of England.

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Medieval Europe has a very bad reputation and is known for being a time period known for disease and famine. Children were married younger because they were dying younger and etc.

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Little Ice Age began, cooler temperatures and declining harvest started to result which contributed to stunting and starvation.

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Black Death was a huge pandemic of a disease called Bubonic Plague that spread from Europe to Asia. People suggest that it originated in “Tibet” and was spread by fleas, mice, and rats. The Plague was a product of growing human interconnectedness. The bacterium that caused the Black Death was Yersinia Pestis.

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The Code of Chivalry - set of behaviors to your opponents, be respectful, loyal and trust on the battlefield, not kill your fellow knight, hold him for ransom in good condition. The Code of Chivalry separated a knight from mercenary, (soldier hired for profit).

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The Longbow: famed for its combined deadly speed and accuracy that helped the English prevail at the battle of Agincourt.

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The Battle of Agincourt - battle in the hundred’s years’ war that resulted in the victory of the English over the French, (1337-1453).

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The Burgundians - an early Germanic tribes or group of tribes.

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The Ottomans captured Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire

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- Odoacer was responsible for sacking the city of Rome in 476 C.E. - Excommunication: a process by which the Pope kicks a follower out of the church. - One of Pope Urban II’s political goals for starting crusades was reuniting the eastern and western churches. - The Septicemic Plague affected blood system. - The Byzantine Empire utilized Greek language. - On a feudal manor, the people mostly depended on agriculture to survive. - Church in the middle Ages helped to unify and create stability in Europe. - Trade with Asia linked to the spread of Black Death. - The beginning of the Byzantine Empire started with division of the Roman Empire. - The Russian Orthodox Church developed as a result of Russia’s interaction with Byzantines. - Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the first leader of Holy Roman Empire. - The geographical route of the spread of the black death was from Asia to Europe. - The separation of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches was called Great Schism. - The Code of Hammurabi, the Twelve Tables and Justinian’s Code are all examples of law. - The development and construction of building the Hippodrome and the Hagia Sofia came from the Byzantines. - Christians and Muslims fought for control of Jerusalem during the Crusades. - After the Great Schism of 1054, the church in the east became known as the Orthodox Church. - The Bubonic Plague affected economic development by causing production to decline and prices to rise. - Growth of trade and towns in western Europe was effect of the Crusades. - Charlemagne, the Frankish king helped to unite all the Germanic tribes as one, unified Christendom. - The Byzantine Emperor Justinian was encouraged by empress Theodora to defend Constantinople during Nika Riots. - In Europe, feudalism developed after Rome collapsed. - Constantinople was located on the Black Sea and served as capital of the Byzantine Empire. - During the feudal period in Europe, power and position in society were based on the amount of land possessed. - Feudalism influenced Europe and Japan by providing social stability.

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- false or inaccurate information - Misinformation can happen unintentionally

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- false information which is deliberately intended to mislead intentionally misstating facts - spread on purpose

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a system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor

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- handwritten books illustrated with various images and calligraphy

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- Manorialism developed to meet the people's economic needs.

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Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions

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the leader of the Franks, an old Germanic kingdom power inn 768-814 C.E.

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a group of rulers descended from Charles Martel -

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A group of territories that were marginally united of various times -800-1806 C.E.

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1.Medieval-an adjective that describes something related to Middle Ages 2.Feudalism- social system that developed in Medieval Europe in which land was exchanged for service (food production or protection) 3. Medieval's Europe economic activity (production and trade) occured on a single plot of land known as a manor. 4. Stability - security of state

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Holy Land - area located in the Middle East - important to the monotheistic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam. - located between Jordan River and Mediterranean.

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- leader of the Roman Catholic Church - attempted to reunite the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches, called for the Crusades

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(1174-1193) (founder of Auyysid Dynasty) -sultan of Egypt and syria - a leading figure during the 3rd Crusades - helped to create a three between Muslims and Christians

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The Fall of Rome - the city of Rome was sacked by Germanic invaders in 476 C.E. and this led power to shift to the east (Byzantine Empire). The west is left in chaos. Constantinople - became the capital of Rome in 330 C.E. and then became the capital of the Byzantine Empire after the of Rome. Today the city is known as Istanbul and is in modern-day Turkey. Bosphorus Strait- a small waterway between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea that allowed Constantinople to domir trade between these two regions. Emperor Justinian - wrote a code of laws heavily inspired by Rome's Twelve tables. These laws became known as Justini: Code. Theodora- Justinian's wife and empress of the Byzantine Empire. She played an important role in his reign. Hagia Sophia - a huge church rebuilt by Justinian after it had suffered damage during the Nika Riots. The Middle Ages/ Medieval Europe - time period between the fall of Rome and about 1450 C.E. It is sometimes called t dark ages. Feudalism/Feudal System- social hierarchy during the Middle Ages. Land = power. Kings had land, they gave some lanc vassals who promised loyalty and protection. The landlords then gave some land to knights who helped fight and to serfs v were forced to be agricultural laborers. Vassals - a person to whom land was given [noble] Fief - land grant Serf - peasant who worked in agriculture Manorialism - economic system of the Middle Ages. Everything based on the small manors in which people made a living through farming. Charlemagne - a king of the Franks who united Germanic people. He was a devout Christian who spread this religion witt his kingdom. Because of this Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as first Holy Roman Emperor. The Great Schism - In 1054, Christianity divides into two separate churches, the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catho Church Eastern Orthodox Church - This was the dominant form of Christianity in Eastern Europe. These church leaders relied or the Greek language to perform mass. The Roman Catholic Church - This religious institution controlled all aspects of life in the Middle Ages, from how people spent their days to who had power. Pope - title for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church Holy Roman Empire - From 801 to 1806 C.E., a number of different Germanic people tried to claim this title as bring bac the 'glory of Rome' The Crusades - a series of conflicts in between European Christians and various Muslim Kingdoms which lasts from about 1095 to 1291 C.E. The Bubonic Plague/ Black Death - a pandemic that nearly killed off 30-60% of people in Western Europe. This was cau by a revival of trade.