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Early Medieval World
Unit 2 Social Studies
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| What was the most important accomplishment of Charlemagne? | unified nearly all the Christian lands in Europe under one empire |
| The three groups that threatened western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire | Vikings,Muslims, Magyars |
| Describe the results of the fall of Rome | 1) feudalism 2) Europe broke into small kingdoms 3) Byzantine empire lived o 4) Europe fell into chaos and violence |
| The four levels of feudalist society | 1) kings 2) lords 3) knights 4) peasants |
| What was a knight trained to do? | protect. |
| Which level in fuedalist society thought God gave them the right to rule? | Monarchs (king) |
| What repsonsibilities did monarchs have in feudalist society? | keep order |
| What repsonsibilities did lords have in a feudal society? | protect and keep order |
| What did knights do in a feudal society? | gave protection, gaurded and fought (chivalry) |
| What did peasants do in feudal society? | work |
| What is a serf? | a peasant that could not leave the land in which they worked |
| How many popes are there at one time? | one |
| Outlawing the selling of church positions, prohibiting kings from appointing priests and excommunicating king Henry gave more power to? | the pope |
| What major holidays did they celebrate in medieval times? | Christmas and Easter |
| Thomas Aquinas believed in? | faith and reason |
| Why were medieval paintings used to tell stories of Christ's life? | Many people in medieval times could not read |
| What is a pilgrimmage and where did people on pilgrimmages often go? | A journey to a holy site. (Jerusalem, Rome) |
| During the middle ages, what people were generally the only educated ones? | clergy (people that work for the church) |
| How did the church influence daily life in Medieval European society? | 1) educated people 2) took care of the sick and poor 3) markets and fairs |
| What were some key architectural features of a cathedral? | stained glass, archways |
| What is a guild? | a group of people that work in the same trade (ex. shoemakers work in a shoemakers guild) |
| How did guilds help merchants that were part of them? | protected them |
| How did guilds help customers? | made sure their products were good quality |
| Two reasons for the growth of towns in medieval Europe | 1) trade 2) improvements in farming |
| What was the result of medieval towns often being dirty? | disease (ex. Black Plague, Leprosy) |
| What were most towns located near? | water |
| The Black plague was spread through the main trade route from Asia to the black sea. What was this trade route called? | the Silk Road |
| What helped the English win many battles during the 100 Years War? | longbows |
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