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after the fall of Rome, what institution stepped in and became the most powerful force in europe ? The Catholic church
Why did the Catholic Church hold so much power? they exchanged marriages/funerals for land
What was the significance of the trade city of constantinople? taxed goods
Who was Justinian? What did he accomplish? Charlemagne of Byzantine Empire. Recovered areas overran by invaders.expanded biggest size
What was the Great Schism and its significance? (Eastern and Western) disagreement overseeing all Christians as a whole
What are the differences between the Eastern and Western Christians Churches? eastern emperor controlled, western pope controlled
What happened to him with the Pope and what did this show regarding the power of the Catholic Church? The pope named him emperor.
What issues arose between Kings and Popes? competed over power
According to what we learned in class, how did the early Islamic Empires expand? they spread through trade
What is a caliph? the religious and civil leader of Islam.
What two religions fought throughout the Crusades and what did they fight over? Muslims and Christians
What were the effects of the Crusades? distrust in the church/pope massive number of death inventions brought back to Europe
What was life like for people in the Middle Ages? Roman Empire collapsed, growth of towns
What was the Feudal System and how did it function? Know the levels and jobs of each level What is a Fief? food, safety,leadership, and loyalty land help on condition of feudal service
What is the Code of Chivalry? Who has to follow it? set of rules followed by knights
What was life like in Middle Age Era Towns? (Positive and Negatives?) negative
What was life like on a Middle Age Manor? (Positive and negative?) positive
What were major changes that occurred during the Middle Ages? Three-Field System The Guild System (Levels, purpose, what it was like to be in one) started off as 2 then split into 3. farmers planted crops on half field each year apprentice-start point 2-7 yrs to become journeyman journeyman-earned salary, worked 6 days a week master-owned own shop served in gov, worked to protect trade
What was the Magna Carta? first document put into writing principle king and gov not above law
Why was it written? sought to prevent kind from exploiting his power
What did it do? (Who did it seek to limit the power of?) King John
What was the Trans-Saharan Trade Route? network of trade routs crossed the Sahara Desert in Africa
What was traded on it? gold and salt
What religion was brought to Africa on the trade route? Islam
Black Plague What caused it? bacteria transferred
where did it come from? rats and fleas
how did it kill? what was it like? entered human body blood pus seeped out strange swellings
What were things people did not understand about it? why it was happening
How did the Black Plague effect Europe? (Long Term changes?) caused the population to disappear
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