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WHI Unit 9 Test
Middle Ages/Dark Ages Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 476 AD | Year of the collapse of the Roman Empire |
| Invadors | Vikings, Vandals, Visigoths, Magyars, Angles, Saxons- all were _____ during the Middle Ages |
| Frankish Kingdom | Modern-day France during the Middle Ages |
| Charles Martel | French military commander that stopped Islamic Forces at the Battle of Tours |
| Islam | Because of the French victory at the Battle of Tours in modern-day Spain, _____ was unable to spread into parts of Western Europe |
| Battle of Tours | This battle allowed for Christianity to continue to grow in Western European territories and stopped the influence of Islam in those areas |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks who expanded French territory |
| Holy Roman Emperor | Charlemagne was AKA - |
| Vikings | Invaders from Scandinavia |
| Long Boats | Viking technology that allowed for the sailing across oceans, seas, and rivers |
| Magyars | central Asian invaders that settled in central Europe |
| England | Angles and Saxon invaders settled in modern-day- |
| Feudalism | system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return |
| decreased | because of invaders, instability during the Middle Ages, trade and travel- |
| monarch | chosen by the eldest male heir in a ruling family |
| nobles | aka- lords and were wealthy landowning upper class |
| knights | warriors who provided the protection to lords (nobles) |
| Fief | parcel of land that would be given to a knight in exchange for loyalty and military service to a noble |
| Vassal | Knight would be known as this once they received a parcel of land (the fief) |
| Serf | people bound to the land and provide labor for the manor |
| RCC | Land, Power, and Money were all controlled by this religious institution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages- |
| Latin | language of RCC and WESTERN European Bibles |
| Monks | worked in Monasteries copied, illustrated, and preserved manuscripts of Biblical texts |
| Parish Priest | provided religious and social needs of the people in the manor |
| Hugh Capet | King of the Franks (987 AD-996 AD) Established Monarch System in France |
| William the Conqueror | AKA William of Normandy, Invaded England in 1066 |
| Battle of Hastings | William the Conqueror defeated England at this Battle and then crowned himself the King of England |
| King John I | 1st English King to limit power of monarch (himself) |
| Magna Carta | King John I of England signed this document to limit monarch's power |
| 100 Years War | England v. France 1337-1453 -Series of Wars fought over land and who should succeed the French throne |
| Joan of Arc | young French girl who led French troops into battle and ultimately helped France win the 100 Years War |
| King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella | Spanish monarchs who expelled (kicked out) Moors and united Spain |
| Moors | Islamic believers who occupied and lived in modern-day Spain for over 700 years |
| Bubonic Plague | ⅓ of Europe’s population died of this plague |
| fleas | Bubonic Plague spread due to infected ____ on rats that were traveling west from Asia on trade routes. |
| Crusades | 200 Year religious war fought over RCC control over lands in the Middle East |
| Saladin | Islamic leader who defeated Crusaders in Jerusalem and Damascus |
| RCC | Western European Church |
| Greek Orthodox | Eastern European Church |
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