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Middle Ages History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What ushered in a new era of European history? | the decline of the Roman empire |
| What was the era called? | THE MIDDLE AGES |
| What is another name for the Middle Ages? | Medieval Times |
| How long were the Middle ages? | 500 to 1500 |
| During these centuries a new society began to emerge, and had its roots in what? | 1. the classical heritage of Rome 2. the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church 3. the customs of various Germanic tribes. |
| Germanic invaders overran what place during the 5th century? | The western half of Rome |
| Repeated invasions and constant warfare caused what? | 1. Disruption of trade 2. downfall of cities 3. population shifts |
| Disruption of trade was because...? | merchants faces invasions by both land and sea, businesses collapsed and because of the breakdown in trade it destroyed Europe's economic centers in the cities. |
| The downfall of cities was bad because..? | Because cities were abandoned as centers of administration |
| The population shift was bad because..? | Because all the people fled to the countryside, leaving behind cities, and trying to grow food. Europe become rural. (small villages attacked) |
| The decline of learning was caused because of what? | The Germanic invaders who invaded could not read or write. |
| What was another cause of the decline of learning in Rome? | All the people had left the cities. The only literate Romans left were Priests and some Church officials |
| What did the Germanic tribes have that they brought with them to Rome? | A rich oral tradition of songs and legends. |
| AS Germanic people mixed with the latin speaking Romans, what happened? | latin changed. |
| How did latin change? | different dialects developed, and were used in everyday speech. Each family and friends would make it their own. |
| Why as different latins bad? | Because the people could no longer understand each other. |
| In the years between 400 and 600 what happened? | small Germanic kingdoms replaces Roman provinces |
| Were these kingdoms strong? | No, because they were constantly fight wars and was constantly changing size |
| Who supported the kingdoms? | The Roman Church |
| Along with shifting boundaries, what else happened? | the system of government changed |
| What held Germanic society together? | Personal loyalty and family ties |
| What DIDNT the Germanic people have? | Written laws |
| The Germanic peoples stress to personal ties made it impossible for what? | To establish orderly government for large territories |
| Who was the Franks leader? | Clovis |
| What did Clovis bring to the Franks? | Christianity |
| What did the Church do to Clovis and his Christian followers? | Welcome them |
| What are monasteries? | Religious communities |
| Who worked in monasteries? | Monks |
| Who worked in convents? | Nuns |
| What became Europe's best educated communities? | Monasteries |
| Who was Gregory 1? | The pope in Rome. |
| What did Gregory broaden? | the papacy (or pope's office) |
| Under Gregory what did the papacy become? | A secular |
| What is a secular? | A power involved in politics |
| What were some good things Gregory did? | raise armies, repair roads, and help the poor (also made peace treaties) |
| How did Gregory do all these good things? | He used Church revenues |
| After the fall of the Roman empire, what happened? | small kingdoms pooped up all over Europe. ex. England was split into 7 |
| What did major domo first have charge of? | The royal household and estate |
| How did he come by ruling the Kingdom? | He unofficially led armies out, making policy |
| What was Charles Martel's job? | he was mayor of the palace :) |
| Where did Charles extend the Franks rein? | north south east |
| Who did he defeat at what battle in 732? | Muslim radiers at the Battle of Tours |
| What did Charles victory at the Battle of Tours make him? | A Christian hero |
| After Charles death, who did he pass his power unto? | His so, Pepin The Short |
| How did Pepin become king? | He agreed to fight the Lombards for the Church, thus titled "king by the grace of God" |
| What did this now began? | The Carolingian Dynasty |
| What was the Carolingian Dynasty? | The family that would rule the Franks from 751 to 987 |
| who was Pepin's son who inherited power? | Charlemagne |
| Charlemagne led armies against who and to do what? | Muslims and tribes from Germanic kingdoms to expand his empire |
| What did Charlemagne spread throughout his conquest? | Christianity |
| What did Charlemagne do to become emperor? | attacked an unruly mob who attacked a pope |
| What places did the crowning Charlemagne signal a combination of cultures blending together? | Germanic power, the Church, and Roman Empire |
| What were Charlemagne's accomplishments? | He opened schools, limited the authority of nobles, he also traveled his kingdom regularly to keep everything in check |
| What happened after Charlemagne died? | He left power to his son Louis the Pious |
| What happened after Louis left? | His sons fought over the thrown |
| What was the treaty of Verdun, and who signed it? | Louis's sons. The treaty broke the empire up into 3 kingdoms, one for each son. |
| As the breakdown of Charlemagne's kingdom was happening, what new form of government arose? | Feudalism |
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