The Church Middle Ages Flashcards
Romulus and Remus
They founded the city of Rome.
Caesar Augustus
The first Roman empire.
Visigoths
When Rome fell to a Germanic tribe known as a visigoths.
Dark ages
When there’s no education.
Charlemagne
Died and divided land
Vikings
Invaders from the Scandinavian country’s.
Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Feudalism
People turned to local nobles for protection
Truce of god
Praying and no fighting
Excommunication
No society
Interdict
Shutting everything down
Sacraments
Services like baptism.
Monasteries
Like church
Monks
Church helper
Convents
Nuns pray
Nuns
Female version of monks
Illuminated and manuscripts
Decorative books
Why were people so fearful of being excommunicated?
They won’t trust you
Why was the interdict such a powerful weapon of the church?
It would scare the Lords and kings
What was the main contribution of the monasteries of the middle ages
Manuscripts
