The Ancient to Modern World: Medieval Europe

Question 1

Define: Anglo Saxon

Answer 1

The Saxon, Angle and Jute tribes people from Germany and Scandinavia.

Question 2

Define: Christianity

Answer 2

the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, or its beliefs and practices.

Question 3

Define: Canon Law

Answer 3

Church law, especially (in the Roman Catholic Church) that was laid down by papal pronouncements.

Question 4

Define: Crusades

Answer 4

The medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Question 5

Define: Manuscripts

Answer 5

a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed and may include coloured and decorated designs

Question 6

Define: Monotheistic

Answer 6

is the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods.

Question 7

Define: The Holy Land

Answer 7

is a term used by Jews, Christians, and Muslims and is an area roughly located between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. This is viewed as the birthplace of the three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Question 8

Define: Colonisation

Answer 8

is the forming of a settlement or colony by a group of people who seek to take control of territories or countries. It usually involves large-scale immigration of people to a ‘new’ location and the expansion of their civilisation and culture into this area.

Question 9

Define: Empire

Answer 9

an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch or government.

Question 10

Define: Feudalism

Answer 10

the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labour, and a share of the produce, in exchange for military protection.

Question 11

Define: Fiefdom

Answer 11

an area of land or territory controlled by a particular person or group.

Question 12

Define: Islam

Answer 12

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as being revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 13

Define: Caliphate

Answer 13

is a form of Islamic government led by a caliph-a person considered a political and religious successor to the prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim community.

Question 14

Define: Renaissance

Answer 14

the revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.

Question 15

Define: The Black Death

Answer 15

A widespread epidemic of bubonic plague that occurred in several outbreaks between 1347 and 1400. It originated in Asia and then swept through Europe, where it killed about a third of the population.

Question 16

Define: Enlightenment

Answer 16

An intellectual movement that began at the end of the Middle Ages marked by a celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny.

Question 17

Define: Scientific Revolution

Answer 17

refers to the rapid advances in European scientific, mathematical, and political thought that occurred at the end of the Medieval Period.

Question 18

Define: Ottoman Empire

Answer 18

The Turkish Empire, established in northern Anatolia by Osman I at the end of the 13th century and expanded by his successors to include all of Asia Minor and much of South East Europe.

Question 19

Define: Trade Routes

Answer 19

a track, road or sea lane, often covering a long distance, that people buying and selling goods often used in the past.

Question 20

Define: Silk Road

Answer 20

is a network of trade and cultural exchange routes that were travelled on during the Medieval Period through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 21

How many periods do Historians divide the Middle Ages into?

Answer 21

3

Question 22

Between what dates was the Early Middle Ages?

Answer 22

590-1000CE

Question 23

What were the Early Middle Ages also known as?

Answer 23

The European Dark Ages

Question 24

What did the Early Middle Ages begin with?

Answer 24

The Fall of the Roman Empire?

Question 25

Who were the Germanic Peoples?

Answer 25

The Vikings, Angles, Saxons and Franks.

Question 26

What did the Germanic Peoples do?

Answer 26

The began to invade the Western Roman Empire.

Question 27

Where did the Islamic Empire spread from?

Answer 27

The Arabian Peninsula and much of Spain and Northern Africa.

Question 28

What were the names of 3 periods during the Middle Ages?

Answer 28

The Early, High and Late Middle Ages

Question 29

What was the first type of castle built in Medieval Europe?

Answer 29

Motte-and-Bailey Castle.

Question 30

What were Motte-and-Bailey Castles?

Answer 30

They were small, earthwork castles.