Unit 2/ The Rise Of Strong Centers Of Religion Flashcards
What is the background to the Middle Ages?
During this time there was no inventions or anything new. Went backward in time. X move forward
What kingdom does Western Europe become?
Germanic kingdom
Why did Western Europe have a lot of civil fighting?
No central authority
What language did they speak in Rome?
Latin
Which kingdom mixed Latin and made their own languages?
Germanic kingdom
What r some examples of languages they made up?
French, Italian, Spanish
Why was there a rise of Catholic Churches?
Bc after the Roman Empire fell e/1 was so unstable and religion gave them a sort of stability that they where missing.
What role did religion play after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Helped people become more stable, thy realized what they where missing in their life
Gave people hope
Why did almost everyone convert to Christianity?
Have them hope for next world
Why did they all blindly follow the priest?
They where poor and illiterate
When the prissy saw that their followers where blindly following them, what did they do?
Started making taxes on church and soon priests/popes where more rich than the king
Who became the richest group in Western Europe ? And what became the result?
The church
Had a big influence to power over the king
What is one example that the king respected and possibly feared the pope?
The king would get crowned by the pope
What is a munk?
A very religious Christian who separates himself and studies and prayys a lot!
What is a nun?
A women and she does kindness…
What is the order from least to greatest on the church thing?
Priest-Bishop-Arch Bishop- - pope
Why called dark ages?
No advancement
What political change happened in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Now we have kings
What role did the church play?
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Define feudalism
Decentralized reciprocal relationship
Define what menoralism is: (4)
1 serfs - slaves so all work
- Self sufficient
- No trade
- Land = wealth(land based economy)
Manor animal benefits
Food
Clothing
Workers
Is manoriliam a social, political or economic system?
Economical
Why does land determine how wealthy you are?
After the fall there wasn’t money
