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middle ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why did Rome suffer a series of military losses ? | they were constantly being raided by Germanic tribes. |
| what resulted in finical crisis? | Rome over spent on military wars. |
| as the roman empire stopped expanding, what was the result? | the much needed supply of slaves and war treasures ceased as well. |
| the empire got divided into two parts, what were they? | eastern and western. |
| the empire was too large, what was their biggest problem? | they could'nt communicate effectively. |
| what happened when Visigoths got mistreated by the Romans? | they revolted and killed a roman emperor. |
| when the Huns entered Europe what did they do? | they pushed the Germanic tribes twords the roman empire. |
| when emperors weren't able the recruit enough roman soldiers what did they do? | they began to hire mercenaries (foreign soldiers)that weren't loyal. |
| what was the western part called? | the capital was the Roman empire. |
| what was the eastern part called? | the capital was the byzantine empire. |
| when did the western half of the roman empire collapse? | 476 AD. |
| when did the eastern part collapse? | 1453 AD it fell to the ottoman Turks. |
| this roman emperor moves the capital of the roman empire from Rome to where? | Constantine Byzantium |
| Constantinople is now what? | Istanbul |
| Justinian the great built what along with roads canals, bridges,public baths, hospitals, and many churches. | Hagaia Sophia |
| Justinian the great built a series of codes,he combined them in to what? | the legal system |
| the roman empire was located in between what two seas? | the black and the Aegean |
| the great schism happened when? | 1054 |
| Charlemagne was also known as who? | Charles the great |
| who crowned me the holy roman emperor? | pope leo the third |
| what did peasants give knights to receive in return? | they gave foods and services to receive land and protection |
| What did knights give lords to recive in return? | They gave them protection and military service and they recived land |
| What did lords give kings to recive in return? | They gave them money and they got land in return |
| What are mercinaries? | They are germanic tribes who got hired by the emperor but are not loyal |
| What was the importance of charles martels victory at the battle of tours? | It kept the muslims from advancing into western europe |
| Why was charlaminge called charles the great? | He ruled what is now france germany and prts of italy, he was a great leader |
| What was the role/function of the church? | It was the main stabalizing force in western europe. |
| How did the church aquire its wealth in the middle ages?. | It got its money from tithing, donations, an the sald of indulgencies |
| What was europes oldest university? | University of bolagna 1088 |
| What was the second oldest university? (1096) | Oxford university |
| University of paris was the second oldest university what year was it? | 1160 |
| Moderna was the third oldest what year was it? | 1175 |
| University of viicenza is the latest university what year is it | 1204 |
| What were the 6subjects taught at mideval university? | Rhetoric. Theology Geometry. Arithmetic Logic. Astronomy |
| Who was st. Patrick and st. Augastine? | They were missionaries who spread christinanity through ireland |
| What is feudalism? | A dominant form of a political structure |
| What is dormatory? | A place where the monks slept |
| What are Illuminated manuscripts? | Hand written books with decoration. |
| What were mideval monistaries used for? | Charity /feeding the hungry, healing the sick, eduaction for boys copying the manuscripts, and it kept documents of the most stricking events |
| What are fiefs? | Lords |