Middle Ages Study Guide (30 Questions)

The Fall of Rome

-Immediate cause: continuous barbaric invasion -Internal factors included political instability, decreasing farm production, inflation, excessive taxation, and the decline of the military, including the use of mercenaries -The rise of Christianity divided the empire

The plague first struck Mongol armies and led siege to a Black Sea port in this year.

1346

How many Crusades where there

5 (including the Children's Crusade

What was the Black Death

A deadly and highly- contagious plague that killed people quickly in a time when how diseases spread was unknown

This was a survey ordered by King William I to learn more about his kingdom.

Domesday Book

Justinian and Theodora

Eastern Roman Empire (later named as Byzantine Empire) partners and rulers that attempted to reunite the empire by waging war against barbarians in the west. They wanted to return the Empire to that during the time of Augustan period. Created the Justinian code, made christianity legal and practiced tolerance.

Charlemagne

Frankish king who conquered most of Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in the year 800

William The Conqueror

French nobleman who won control of England at the Battle of Hastings; introduced feudalism to England

Legal procedures supervised by special judges who tried suspected heretics.

Inquisition

What was the Great Schism?

It is a disagreement in the Christian church about who should be pope in 1054. It was the 1st split in Christian Church - Roman Catholic in W. Europe and Eastern Orthodox in E. Europe.

The Magna Carta enforced one main restriction.

It restricted the power of the king.

Explain why the social order of the feudal system was so important to everyone.

It's important because everyone needed materials, protection, and a place for their families.

Who is Clovis

King of Franks; conquered Gaul; earned support of Gaul and Church of Rome by converting; Ruled lands in Frankish custom but kept Roman legacy

Define Feudalism:

Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord.

Explain married life during the Middle Ages a. Be sure to include the women's role and ages when people were married.

Married life in the Middle ages was like the men were the boss and the women were the slaves. Women got married when they were 17 or 18. Also the men got married in their late 20's and 30's.

What was another name for the serfs

Peasants

Constantine

Roman Emperor became a Christian and legalized Christianity after having a vision of a cross

What were some trade routes in the Middle Ages

Silk roads Trans-Saharan routes Northern European link with with Black Sea

What were the effects of the Black Plague on society?

The Black Plague's effects on society was it had killed millions, people then started to question the church, and economy fell apart because of loss people.

This document outlined the rights of the rebellious noble and they forced King John to except it.

The Magna Carta

What are other names for the Middle Ages?

The Medieval times, the dark ages, the early Middle Ages, and late Middle Ages.

What was the peasant's role in society.

The peasant's role was to farm the land and pay rent.

In 1066, the king died without an heir, causing Harold, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman from England, and William, the duke of Normandy, to both claim the crown.

They sparked the Norman Conquest.

The goal of each Crusade was to achieve the same goal.

To take Jerusalem and the area around it, known as the Holy Land, away from the Muslims, who also considered it to be holy.

Who decided to take the crown by force, fought in the Battle of Hastings, claimed his victory, and became King William I of England.

William the Conqueror

Knight

a mounted warrior who believed in the code of chivalry and had great prestige in the Middle Ages.

Fief

land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service