Early Middle Ages Flashcards
(31 cards)
What does the term ‘Medieval’ mean?
Latin word for Middle Ages
Who was Charles Martel?
Frankish Mayor who beat the Muslims at the Battle of Tours and was nicknamed ‘The Hammer’
What was the Treaty of Verdun?
Divided Charlemagne’s Empire into 3 different parts, one for each of Charlemagne’s grandsons
Who was Charlemagne?
First Holy Roman Emperor, set up tithes for the church, and had Saxons converted to Catholicism
Who was Pepin?
First Frank to be crowned by the Pope, created the Papal States known as the Donation of Pepin
Who was Clovis?
Established the Merovingian Dynasty, first German king to convert to Catholicism
What is the Benedictine Rule?
Regulated the life for monks in monasteries of western Europe, included chastity, sobriety, and poverty
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia, present-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
What are the Papal States?
Located in Italy, created for the Pope by Pepin
Who was Alcuin?
English priest hired to teach Charlemagne’s nobles’ children
What is significant about England or Great Britain during this period?
Settled by many tribes including Saxons, Angles, and Jutes; later raided by Vikings
Fill in the blank: Monasteries and cathedrals were built by ______ for schools to be placed in.
CHARLEMAGNE
Fill in the blank: The Papal States were created for the Pope by ______ also known as the Donation of ______.
PEPIN, PEPIN
Fill in the blank: ______ paid St. Boniface to convert Arian Germans to Catholicism.
CHARLES MARTEL
Fill in the blank: Franks, Vandals, and Visigoths are examples of what type of tribes? ______.
GERMAN TRIBES
Fill in the blank: Paris was the capital of the Frankish Empire under the rule of ______.
CLOVIS
Fill in the blank: Present day France is the location where the ______ would create their Kingdom.
FRANKS
Fill in the blank: ______ is the country where the Lombards would settle causing headaches for the Pope.
ITALY
Fill in the blank: In 732, ______ was able to stop the Muslim invasion at the Battle of Tours.
CHARLES MARTEL
Fill in the blank: ______ are the messengers that Charlemagne used to investigate his kingdom.
MISSI DOMINICI
Fill in the blank: A 10% tax that all Christians were to pay to the Church is also known as a ______.
TITHE
Why was a period of the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?
It was a time when the Greek and Roman Cultures were starting to disappear to the rest of the world. Some things were eventually lost and gone. People stopped trading, traveling, and communicating…people were in ‘the dark.’
List some events leading to the Treaty of Verdun in order.
- Vandals destroy Rome. 2. Clovis unites the Franks into a single tribe. 3. The Battle of Tours stops the Muslims invasion of France. 4. Pepin ends the Merovingian Dynasty rule of the Franks. 5. Charlemagne is the first Holy Roman Emperor. 6. His grandsons divide the empire into 3 parts.
What did Monks give to people of the Middle Ages?
Copied books, provided education, medicine, farming, and provided places for travelers to stay allowing for trade and communication to occur again.
