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Middle Ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age of Continuity | the rise of diocletian to the 900's called the late antiquity when things continue the same way |
| what three groups invaded europe in the 10th century | magyars, muslims, and vikings. vikings were the most threatening |
| Localism | the age that came right after the invasions. it formed feudalism and manorialism and everything became localized especially the government and economy |
| Feudalism | a political and military system designed to provide stability and security by creating local solutions to local problems |
| Manorialism | an economic and social system designed to provide stability and sustainability by creating local solutions to local problems |
| Social Hierarchies | people were born into their status and you could rarely change your status |
| National Hierarchy | low to high: knights, local lords, magnates, king |
| Local Hierarchy | low to high: laborers, professionals knights, lord |
| Church Hierarchy | low to high: priests/monks, officials, bishops/abbots, pope |
| what two powers did those who pray hold | control of education and control of salvation, the church was for talented and ambitious people and was the only career for women who didn't want to be married |
| what did those who fight do that was frowned upon | knights fight and they usually raped women |
| what three ways were those who worked oppressed | they were economically oppressed - poor, politically oppressed - no say in gov't, militarily oppressed - indiscriminate violence and conscripted at any time |
| Age of Faith | people strongly believed in heaven and hell priests told everyone what to believe in because people couldn't read. they held all the power and wealth |
| what was the only international institution operating during almost of the middle ages | the church |
| What are the three kinds of power in the catholic church | heaven/ hell, excommunication, interdict |
| heaven/hell | the church controlled the sacraments that determined whether you go to hell or heaven |
| excommunication | the pope could kick anyone out of the church if they disobeyed |
| interdict | the pope could close down all the churches in a community if they disobeyed |
| sacraments | sacred rituals of the church at birth, coming of age, marriage, and death |
| superstition | limited education encouraged belief in intolerance and this |
| Saints | people who allegedly had great faith and power and were focused on when others had fears of concerns |
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