World History Unit 4 test

Since most people were illiterate during the Middle Ages, the clergy relied on ____ and _____ to teach the people about the Roman Catholic faith.

Art and Architecture

This was the term used by the early Roman Christians to refer to their pastor.

Bishop

Feudal Contract

have two parties called a lord and a vassal

The increase in trade in Europe led to the development of this.

Middle Class

During this Renaissance, the Bible was copied and preserved by monks.

Carolingian

During the early Middle Ages, the Vikings invasion contributed to the end of which great European empire?

Carolingian Empire

Great Schism

Caused the papacy to lose dignity and authority in the eyes of the people

This person was an influential French ruler during the Middle Ages.

Charlemagne

During the Middle Ages, knights were expected to act according to a code of conduct known as _____.

Chivalry

This banned kings from granting church leadership positions through the process of lay investiture.

Concordat of Worms

The early _____ were fought for control of the Holy Land.

Crusades

These contributed to the decline of the feudal system and the increase in trade in Europe.

Crusades

This involved the appointment of church leaders by kings.

Lay Investiture

The Interdict ______?

Forbid the administration of the sacraments

The ____ order was known for its dedication to a simple life.

Franciscan

Horse

Improved farming techniques during the middle ages

This person urged the French monarchy to fight for their independence from England.

Joan of Arc

What established that the king's power was limited?

Magna Carta

This person increased the power of the French monarchy by increasing his land holdings.

Philip II

The Byzantine emperor's appeal to the _____ for help against the threats of the Seljuk Turks led to the start of the Crusades.

Pope

The liberal arts of the trivium were _____, _____, and _____. *

Rhetoric, Grammar, Logic

The ruling class of Varangians were known as the _____.

Rus

This was a term for peasant or slave.

Serf

This illness spread beyond the borders of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Black Death

City Charter

a legal document that outlined the rights and liberties of the freemen of the city.

quadrivium

arithmetic, astronomy, music, and geometry

William the Conqueror

created a centralized feudal system in England which strengthened the power of the English

Crusaders

tried to remove Muslim control of Palestine and Jerusalem

Inquisition

was used to rid the Roman Catholic Church of heretics

Rus

were varangian leaders of Kievan Rus.