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World History Ch. 9

Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 400-1300

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which German state on the European continent was the only one that proved long lasting? kingdom of the Franks
established the Frankish kingdom; strong military leader who around 500 became the first Germanic ruler to convert to Christianity Clovis
the practice of living the life of a monk is known as monasticism
who strengthened the power of the papacy (office of the pope) and the Roman Catholic Church; leader of the city of Rome; active in converting non-Christian Germanic people to Christinaity Pope Gregory I, Gregory the Great
a man who separates himself from ordinary human society in order to pursue a life of total dedication to God monks
crowned by pope; had dual role as emperor and Christian leader; expanded the Frankish kingdom and created the Carolingian Empire Charlemagne
who invaded Europe after the death of Charlemagne during the 9th and 10th centuries? Vikings, Magyars, and Muslims
based on a hierarchy of relationships between lords and the vassals who took an oath to fight for them feudalism; invasions led to the collapse of central authority in the European world which thus led to this new political system
people began to turn to local landed aristocrats, or nobles to protect them. To survive, it was important to find a powerful lord who could offer protection in return for service; led to new political & social system known as feudalism
lance-bearing horsemen; dominated warfare and became the backbone of the aristocracy; supposed to uphold a code of ethics known as chivalry knights
a man who served a lord in a military capacity was known as vassal
why was land the most important gift a lord could give a vassal? because there was little trade and wealth was based primarily on land
knights were supposed to uphold a code of ethics known as chivary
King John of England was forced to put his seal on this document in 1215, in which recognized the rights of his nobles and kept the English monarch from ever becoming an absolute ruler Magna Carta
William of Narmandy wins Battle of Hastings in 1066 and marks the beginning of a reorganization of English government Norman Conquest
Why was the reign of King Phillip Augustus important to the growth of the French monarchy? he waged war against England and gained control of the French territories, which increased income and power of the French monarchy
The Slavic peoples of central Europe divided into three major groups, what were these? western Slavs- adopted Roman Catholic Church; southern and eastern Slavs- adopted Eastern Orthodox Christianity
the emperor appointed the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church known as patriarch
the rise of Islam diminished the size of the Eastern Roman Empire, in which a civilization with its own unique character; both Greek and Christian state; of the Christian faith came about Byzantine Empire
what was the Christian church of the Byzantine Empire? Eastern Orthodox Church
emperors of the Byzantine Empire were known as the Macedonians
military expeditions made by European Christians to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims Crusades
this crusade involved the French and Jerusalem was captured from the Muslims 1st Crusade
crusader kingdoms had trouble maintaining themselves and Muslims began to strike back in which Latin kingdoms began to fall; this crusade was a failure 2nd Crusade
3 important rulers agreed to lead this crusade: Frederick Barborossa of Germany, Richard I of England, and Phillip II Augustus King of France; wasn't very successful but agreed with Muslim ruler Saladin to allow Christian pilgrims free access to Jerusalem 3rd Crusade
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