Definitioms

Question 1

Code of Justinian

Answer 1

Byzantine empires modification of the Roman law under Justinian and a committee of jurists

Question 2

Qu’ran

Answer 2

Islamic book of worship. Muhammad’s revalations

Question 3

Five pillars of Qu’ran

Answer 3

Profession of faith
Pray 5 times a day
Fast during Ramadan 
Pilgrimage to Mecca 
Give to poor

Question 4

Caliph

Answer 4

Successor of Muhammad

Chief Muslim ruler

Question 5

Treaty of Verdun

Answer 5

Louis the Pious splitting the carolingian empire in three between Charles, Louis and Lothair

Question 6

Vassal

Answer 6

Commitment from a knight to a lord that they would fight for them for land in return

Question 7

Fief

Answer 7

Land rewarded to knights

Question 8

Serfs

Answer 8

Under knights.

Regular peasants. Payed rent to lords and tithe to church

Question 9

Doomsday book

Answer 9

Result of William sending officials to every part of the country to evaluate how to tax and govern the land appropriately

Question 10

Primogeniture

Answer 10

Kings eldest son inherited crown

Question 11

Reconquista

Answer 11

Ferdinand of Aragon trying to push muslims out of Spain

Question 12

Magna Carta

Answer 12

Agreement between king John in England and the citizens that they had to be consulted about spending in order to lower tax

Question 13

Simony

Answer 13

Church officials pawning objects or positions

Question 14

Excommunication

Answer 14

Expulsion from the Christian church

Question 15

Flagellants

Answer 15

Violent groups of christians who whipped and scourged themselves as penance for their society’s sins. Also blamed Jews

Question 16

Great schism

Answer 16

Pope Urban being in Rome and Pope Clement being in Avignon because they elected two popes

Question 17

Humanism

Answer 17

renaissance idea that Human nature and human achievement were worthy of contemplation

Question 18

Indulgence

Answer 18

Church tokens to ensure forgiveness and spot in heaven

Question 19

Holy office

Answer 19

Location for judgement of heresy after the inquisition

Question 20

Jesuits

Answer 20

Counter reformation Christian missionaries

Question 21

Ptolemy

Answer 21

Geographer who published a world map using longitudinal and latitudinal lines
Used for travel and had little heads indicating the winds

Question 22

Treaty of tordesillas

Answer 22

Split the new world between Spain and Portugal
Portugal got everything east and Spain got everything west
Portugal liked the trade toute to Africa

Question 23

Encommienda system

Answer 23

Legal system by which Spanish crown tried to define the status of indigenous population
Based on reconquista of Spain

Question 24

La Fronde

Answer 24

French civils war between Louis XIV and the princes, nobility, law courts and people of France.
He weakened the power of the nobility and judicial bodies and had to sneak out the country

Question 25

Mercantilism

Answer 25

Collection of government policies regulating economic activities by and for the mother state

Question 26

Constitutionalism

Answer 26

A governments authority is determined by a body of laws

Question 27

Puritans

Answer 27

English Protestant’s who believed the Church of England was too catholic and needed to remove practices not in the bible

Question 28

Test act

Answer 28

Religious test passed by Charles II preventing Catholics from being involved in English state

Question 29

Enlightenment

Answer 29

Movement in Europe during the 18th century that used reason to promote liberty, progress, tolerance and a constitutional government

Question 30

Rationalism

Answer 30

Reason is the main source and test of knowledge

Question 31

Reign of terror

Answer 31

Series of public executions in France of the enemies of the revolution. Led by Robespierre

Question 32

Thermidorian Reaction

Answer 32

The fall of the Robespierre revolution and the end of the reign of terror. The directory took power

Question 33

Napoleonic Code

Answer 33

Civil code of France drafted by Napoleon promoting civil liberty, equality in law and secular state. Reflected the ideals of the enlightenment

Question 34

Continental system

Answer 34

Napoleons attempt to weaken British economy by banning trace between Britain and France (plus allies). This hurt frances economy more

Question 35

Crystal palace

Answer 35

Large plate glass structure constructed to hosue the great exhibition in England