World History - Test 4 (choice questions) Flashcards
the year the Catholic church officially split
1054
the first unofficial crusade
Peasant’s
this crusade recaptured Asia Minor
First
this council forbade anyone except church officials to have a copy of the Bible
Toulouse
this council condemned Wycliffe and Huss
Constance
this Greek philosopher was known as “The Philosopher” to Europeans
Aristotle
this Frankish ruler established the Merovingian line of kings
Clovis
this group of people had reached the coasts of North America by A.D. 1000
Vikings
the code of conduct for the nobility and the knights
chivalry
the year the Holy Roman Empire was born
962
the painting Leonardo da Vinci is most remembered for
Mona Lisa
jihad =
holy war
caliph =
led Muslims in holy wars
fief =
piece of land owned by one man
vassal =
used a lord’s land in exchange for services
homage =
ceremony of vows to the lord
turret =
tower on a castle
joust =
fight between two knights to unhorse each other
patron =
used his money to support the arts
purpose of the crusades
to drive the Muslims from the Holy Land; capture Jerusalem
the influence of the crusades
interest in European trade with the Orient
describes the final breakup of Charlemagne’s empire
broken into little kingdoms by attacks from within and without the empire
why the economic depression of the Middle Ages began
the fall of the Roman Empire caused economic prosperity to diminish
describes the Holy Roman Empire
a “divided” empire ruled by non-Roman leaders, the pope, and the emperor
