Question 1

What did Justinian Rule?

Accepted Answer

Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire/Eastern Roman Empire from 527 to 565 A.D.

Question 2

How did the Byzantine Empire reach it's peak?

Accepted Answer

The Byzantine Empire reached its peak/high point under Justinian’s rule.

Question 3

What was Justinian's most important achievement?

Accepted Answer

Justinian’s most important achievement and contribution was the reform of Roman law. He set up a commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of ancient Rome. This “Body of Civil Law” was known as Justinian’s Code or Justinian’s Code of Law.

Question 4

Why was the Economy successful?

Accepted Answer

Had a strong central government, peasants made the empire function by working the land, paying taxes, and providing soldiers for the military. The empire used a money economy based on the bezant; the Byzantine gold coin stamped with the emperor’s image.

Question 5

What was the Legacy of the Byzantine Empire:

Accepted Answer

The passing on of Greek and Roman knowledge Autocratic Rule (Autocracy - one person rules) Eastern Orthodox Christianity(Greek and Russian Orthodox)

Question 6

What was the Big Idea?

Accepted Answer

Many Germanic kingdoms that succeeded the Roman Empire were reunited under Charlemagne’s empire.

Question 7

What is Charlemagne

Accepted Answer

The king of the Franks from 768 to 814 AD;he united much of early France,Germany, and northern Italy in one Frankish empire;was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope in 800 AD.

Question 8

What is Monastery?

Accepted Answer

A religious  community of men(called monks) who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship.

Question 9

What is Germanic Invasions?

Accepted Answer

In the fifth century,repeated invasions and constant warfare caused a series of changes that altered the economy,government, and culture:

Question 10

What are the Key terms and people?

Accepted Answer

The era in European history that followed the fall of the Roman Empire,lasting from about 500-1500 AD-also called the Medieval period.

Question 11

What is Feudalism?

Accepted Answer

A system of loyalties and protections based on mutual obligations

Question 12

Why did Feudalism Develop?

Accepted Answer

After the Roman Empire fell there was no strong central government, With no standing army or police societies were plunged into chaos.  Feudalism provided some structure to society and offered protection for the masses.

Question 13

How did Manor Work?

Accepted Answer

The manor was based around a Manor House or a castle. The noble and knight lived there.Fields were divided into three sections.Peasants were given small strips of land to farm after working on the lord’s fields.

Question 14

How Did The Manor Support Feudalism?

Accepted Answer

Manors provided the income needed to support the knights and soldiers demanded by the monarch.A monarch could not oversee all of the land himself.

Question 15

What is Manor?

Accepted Answer

The Manor System was the basic economic system that grew out of and supported Feudalism.

Question 16

What is Knighthood?

Accepted Answer

Knighthood was really very much like an apprenticeship/mentorship. Attaining knighthood was similar to the stages in your educational career; elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.

Question 17

How many steps are there in Knighthood?

Accepted Answer

3 Steps

Question 18

What is Chivalry?

Accepted Answer

A code of conduct for knight  Knights were supposed to live their 
lives with the following values

Question 19

What were the codes Knights were to live off?

Accepted Answer

bravery, honesty, respect, loyalty, and compassion. Knights were asked to protect the weak and poor. They were also expected to be courteous towards women.

Question 20

What was the Women's Role in Feudal Society.?

Accepted Answer

had very little power. were taught they were inferior to men by the Church. played important roles in the lives of both noble and peasant families.

Question 21

What did Church do?

Accepted Answer

The church kept the Greek and Roman knowledge,taught the knowledge to each other, and were the only ones able to read/interpret the Bible to the people living in the Medieval kingdoms.

Question 22

What was the main Goal?

Accepted Answer

The main goal of every person in the Middle Ages was to reach heaven by
doing whatever they were told, not questioning anything or their position in life, and to be a good Christian.

Question 23

What was the role of women in medieval society.?

Accepted Answer

The role of women in medieval society.
During Medieval Times,women were taught by the Church that they were inferior to men.

Question 24

What were the Church Punishments?

Accepted Answer

If a person went against,questioned, or challenged church teachings, two extremely harsh punishments could be placed on an individual or on an entire kingdom to control their behavior.

Question 25

What are Monasteries?

Accepted Answer

Monasteries were religious  communities.They also were  centers for learning for the people learning to become priests, nuns,or church officials.

Early Middle ages

Lesson

Question	Answer
Unit 8 l- The Byzantine Empire
What did Justinian Rule?	Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire/Eastern Roman Empire from 527 to 565 A.D.
How did the Byzantine Empire reach it's peak?	The Byzantine Empire reached its peak/high point under Justinian’s rule.
What was Justinian's most important achievement?	Justinian’s most important achievement and contribution was the reform of Roman law. He set up a commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of ancient Rome. This “Body of Civil Law” was known as Justinian’s Code or Justinian’s Code of Law.
Why was the Economy successful?	Had a strong central government, peasants made the empire function by working the land, paying taxes, and providing soldiers for the military. The empire used a money economy based on the bezant; the Byzantine gold coin stamped with the emperor’s image.
What was the Legacy of the Byzantine Empire:	The passing on of Greek and Roman knowledge Autocratic Rule (Autocracy - one person rules) Eastern Orthodox Christianity(Greek and Russian Orthodox)
Unit 8 Lesson - Charlemagne Unites Germanic Kingdoms
What was the Big Idea?	Many Germanic kingdoms that succeeded the Roman Empire were reunited under Charlemagne’s empire.
What is Charlemagne	The king of the Franks from 768 to 814 AD;he united much of early France,Germany, and northern Italy in one Frankish empire;was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope in 800 AD.
What is Monastery?	A religious community of men(called monks) who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship.
What is Germanic Invasions?	In the fifth century,repeated invasions and constant warfare caused a series of changes that altered the economy,government, and culture:
What are the Key terms and people?	The era in European history that followed the fall of the Roman Empire,lasting from about 500-1500 AD-also called the Medieval period.
Unit 8 lesson 26 -Feudalism and Manorialism
What is Feudalism?	A system of loyalties and protections based on mutual obligations
Why did Feudalism Develop?	After the Roman Empire fell there was no strong central government, With no standing army or police societies were plunged into chaos. Feudalism provided some structure to society and offered protection for the masses.
How did Manor Work?	The manor was based around a Manor House or a castle. The noble and knight lived there.Fields were divided into three sections.Peasants were given small strips of land to farm after working on the lord’s fields.
How Did The Manor Support Feudalism?	Manors provided the income needed to support the knights and soldiers demanded by the monarch.A monarch could not oversee all of the land himself.
What is Manor?	The Manor System was the basic economic system that grew out of and supported Feudalism.
Unit 8- Society in the Feudal Era
What is Knighthood?	Knighthood was really very much like an apprenticeship/mentorship. Attaining knighthood was similar to the stages in your educational career; elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.
How many steps are there in Knighthood?	3 Steps
What is Chivalry?	A code of conduct for knight Knights were supposed to live their lives with the following values
What were the codes Knights were to live off?	bravery, honesty, respect, loyalty, and compassion. Knights were asked to protect the weak and poor. They were also expected to be courteous towards women.
What was the Women's Role in Feudal Society.?	had very little power. were taught they were inferior to men by the Church. played important roles in the lives of both noble and peasant families.
Unit 8 Lesson -The Power of the Church
What did Church do?	The church kept the Greek and Roman knowledge,taught the knowledge to each other, and were the only ones able to read/interpret the Bible to the people living in the Medieval kingdoms.
What was the main Goal?	The main goal of every person in the Middle Ages was to reach heaven by doing whatever they were told, not questioning anything or their position in life, and to be a good Christian.
What was the role of women in medieval society.?	The role of women in medieval society. During Medieval Times,women were taught by the Church that they were inferior to men.
What were the Church Punishments?	If a person went against,questioned, or challenged church teachings, two extremely harsh punishments could be placed on an individual or on an entire kingdom to control their behavior.
What are Monasteries?	Monasteries were religious communities.They also were centers for learning for the people learning to become priests, nuns,or church officials.

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