World Test Flashcards
Europe’s Middle Ages refer to a time between the years?
500-1400 to 1500 ce; It started
In the Middle Ages, the Europeans most likely to be educated were what group?
Monks, Clergymen, and sometimes even regular Men were most likely to be educated.
Who was responsible for bringing Christianity to the Franks?
Charlemagne wanted to unify his lands and make it Christian.
During the Middle Ages, Europe was threatened by groups of invaders from Scandinavia known as? And why was this group so successful?
The Vikings were the Invaders from Scandinavia, they were successful because even though there were other invaders the Vikings took out the very last of Charlemagne’s empire.
The basis of power under feudalism was:
The basis of power under feudalism are the exploitation of the peasants who farm these lands, typically under serfdom and principally by means of labour, produce and money rents.
Peasants accepted their harsh lives:
of working on field and grow crops, and raising cattle. They would also not be allowed to go into town, and would work during winter and summer. They would lastly be deprived of food, and other essentials.
People were tried by the Inquisition for:
giving citizens a chance to admit to Hersey those who would admit; would range with punishment from pilgrimage to a whipping. If they did not admit to it they would be punished and executed.
Knights traded military service for:
Food and shelter/land
The Church used this to punish individuals in Medieval Europe.
They would burn people at the stake especially those that were believed to be doing witchcraft or heresy
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
The main goal for both sides the Muslim and the Franks was to take over the Holy Land/ Jerusalem.
What is the name of England’s legislative (law-making) body which limited the power of the king but extended rights to the people?
The law was called the Magna Carta.
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
The Magna Carta guarentees that “All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury.”
The Black Death or Bubonic Plague accounted for the deaths of approximately how much of Europe’s population:
The Bubonic plague ended 60% of Europe’s population
This monotheistic religion was founded by Mohammad in modern-day Saudi Arabia:
This is called Islam/ Islamic religion
Define a serf and know their job description, etc
A serf is someone who is “enslaved to land”. These people have to work from summer to winter, and have very little food. They can also not go up social class, nor have privileges like free white men had at the time of the Magna carta .
