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| The organization that provided the unifying force in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. |
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| The Roman Catholic Church |
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| Medieval society was based on three things: (1) The heritage of ________; (2) the ____________ religion; (3) the customs of the ___________ tribes |
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| (1) Rome; (2) Christian; (3) Germanic |
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| Greco-Roman (Greek and Roman) achievements were preserved in Christian ________________. |
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| They carried Christianity and the Latin alphabet to the Germanic (barbarian) tribes. |
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| He appointed Charlemagne the new emperor of "Rome" in 800 AD |
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| The year that Charlemagne was named the new Emperor of "Rome" |
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| These men served the religious and social needs of the people in Dark Age Europe. |
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| Why did the people of Europe organize into feudal communities? |
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| For defense against raiders/barbarians. |
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| The land which was owned by a Medieval landlord. |
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| A person who owed a feudal obligation of defense to a higher lord, but who was not a serf. |
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| A person who farmed land in exchange for a place to live and the protection of a lord. |
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| Society during the Middle Ages took on a ___________ class structure. |
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| A kind of self-sufficient "town", owned by a land lord which had a market, farms, public spaces, and a defensive house. |
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| This group of Germanic barbarians emerged as the most powerful military force in central Europe. |
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| The alliance between the Frankish kings and the ___________ ____________ helped reestablish order in Europe. |
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| Why did the Catholic Church want to set up Charlemagne as the new "Roman Emperor"? |
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| To show that the Church had political authority as well as religious authority. |
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| During the Medieval period, Roman culture was reinterpreted to include not only Christian and Roman culture, but also the culture of the _______________ tribes. |
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| Three things that were built in Charlemagne's new empire. |
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| Churches, roads, and schools. |
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| Came from continental Europe (mainland Europe) and invaded England. |
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| Came from Central Asia and invaded Hungary. |
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| Came from Scandinavia (Northern Europe) and invaded Russia. |
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| Smaller feudal kingdoms began to consolidate (come together) into these during the late Middle Ages. |
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| United most of England, Norman conquest. |
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| Was king who oversaw the beginning of "Common Law". |
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| Signed the Magna Carta, limited power of the English king. |
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| Established England and France as separate nations. |
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| Began under William the Conqueror, was strengthened by the Magna Carta, and makes the laws in England today. |
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| Established the French throne in Paris. |
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| Female warrior, unified France |
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| Unified Spain, kicked out the Jews and the Moors |
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| Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand |
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| Expanded the Spanish Empire into the New World (Americas). |
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| Threw off the Mongols, unified Russia with the help of the Russian Orthodox Church, established the title of Tsar (Tzar/Czar). |
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| The point of the Crusades. |
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| For Christians to take the Holy Land (Jerusalem) back from the Muslims. |
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| These people invaded Russia, Southwest Asia, China, etc., and created a unique Empire. |
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| Gave a speech which launched the Crusades. |
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| True or false: Christians did eventually regain control on Jerusalem. |
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| Small feudal kingdoms established in the newly-conquered Holy Land. |
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| The man who took Jerusalem back for the Muslims after the Crusades. |
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| Some Western Crusaders attacked this Christian city during the Crusades as well. |
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| True or false: The Pope and the lower-level nobles were made stronger because of the Crusades. |
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| True or false: Trade was stimulated throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East by the Crusades. |
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| True or false: the Crusades caused Jews, Muslims, and Christians to get along better. |
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| The year the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. |
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| The city that became capital of the Ottoman Empire after the defeat of the Byzantines. |
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| The common name for the disease we call the Bubonic Plague. |
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| The Black Death/Black Plague |
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| Where did the Black Death strike first? |
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| True or false: the Black Death caused wages to increase by causing a scarcity of labor (killing off all of the workers). |
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| Was largely responsible for killing off feudalism. |
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| True or false: the Church lost some influence in society because of the Black Death. |
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| True or false: education was mostly limited to the Church leadership during the middle ages. |
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| Place where churchmen learned to read, write, and translate classic texts. |
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| Men who translated old Greek and Arabic texts back into Latin. |
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| True or false: the work of monks in philosophy, medicine, and science laid the foundation for the development of the European university system. |
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