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World History hnrs
The Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when was the rule of Justinian? | 527-565 |
| Who was Theodora? | Justinian's wife |
| There were more threats from where? | east; where the Arabs expanded |
| How did Justinian loose the empire? | due to bankruptcy |
| What was known to organize law? | Justinian's code |
| Who was responsible for building the Hagia Sophia? | Justinian |
| The Pope and the Patriarch of ____________ struggle... | Constantinople |
| They struggled because why? | power |
| Who is responsible for protecting the pope? | Roman Emperor |
| In 418, who was the first to accept Christianity? | Clovis |
| How did Clovis decide to let the heirs rule? | gave a section of the empire to each son |
| Who, instead of the emperor, is in charge? | Mayors of the Palace |
| What Mayor defeated the Muslims? | Charles Martel |
| Who helps the pope? | Charles's son, Pepin the Short |
| Who was the first of the Carolingian dynasty? | Charles the Great |
| Who is the protector of the church? | Roman Emperor |
| Who does Charles the Great recruit to come teach at one of his schools? | Alcuin |
| What did Charles the Great do to rule all of his empire? | he relied on local counts to help him |
| How did Charles the Great check up on the counts to keep them in line? | he created the Missi Dominici |
| Who was part of the Missi Dominici? | a knight and a priest |
| In 843, what split the empire and stated that the three grandsons get a different piece of the empire? | Treaty of Verdun |
| Who were the three grandsons? | Charles the Bald, Louis the German, Lowthar |
| The spliting of the empire leads to _________ and leaves the door wide open for invasions. | disunity |
| What groups invaded the Frankish Empire? | Vikings, Muslims, Magyars |
| What is a very decentralized government focused on system of alliances? | feudalism |
| Who started feudalism? | Charles Martel |
| What is a plot of land that is traded for military support? | fief |
| Who gives knights to lords? | vassals |
| Who gives land to vassals? | lords |
| What is known as a ceremony where vassals and lords make ties officials? | homage |
| Who were workers that were tied to the land but were not slaves? | serfs |
| What were for defense of nobles and commoners? | castles |
| What the noble women are called. | Ladies |
| Contest to show bravery. | tournaments |
| Code knights live by. | Knighthood and Chivalry |
| Agricultural system that goes along with feudal political system. | Manorialism |
| Who worked the land? | Serfs |
| Each manor was _______________. | self-sufficient |
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