The Ancient to Modern World: Medieval Europe Flashcards
Define: Anglo Saxon
The Saxon, Angle and Jute tribes people from Germany and Scandinavia.
Define: Christianity
the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, or its beliefs and practices.
Define: Canon Law
Church law, especially (in the Roman Catholic Church) that was laid down by papal pronouncements.
Define: Crusades
The medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
Define: Manuscripts
a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed and may include coloured and decorated designs
Define: Monotheistic
is the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods.
Define: The Holy Land
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.
Define: Colonisation
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.
Define: Empire
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch or government.
Define: Feudalism
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.
Define: Fiefdom
an area of land or territory controlled by a particular person or group.
Define: Islam
the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as being revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
Define: Caliphate
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.
Define: Renaissance
the revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
Define: The Black Death
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.
Define: Enlightenment
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.
Define: Scientific Revolution
refers to the rapid advances in European scientific, mathematical, and political thought that occurred at the end of the Medieval Period.
Define: Ottoman Empire
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.
Define: Trade Routes
a track, road or sea lane, often covering a long distance, that people buying and selling goods often used in the past.
Define: Silk Road
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.
How many periods do Historians divide the Middle Ages into?
3
Between what dates was the Early Middle Ages?
590-1000CE
What were the Early Middle Ages also known as?
The European Dark Ages
What did the Early Middle Ages begin with?
The Fall of the Roman Empire?
