Medieval Times Flashcards
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What is feudalism?
A political and social system based on bonds of loyalty between a lord and his vassal.
Why was feudalism developed in Europe?
Because of constant tribal warfare and invasion that forced nobles to seek protection to keep their land.
What is the correct hierarchal order from top to bottom.
King,Lords,Knights or Vassals, Peasants & Serfs
Who did most of the actual work on a manor?
Peasants
Who was tied to the land and could not leave without there lords permission?
Serfs
What was the beginning of England’s centralized goverment?
The Angle Saxons in added bad assumed control.
The kings held most do the power until these people rebelled.
Nobles
Nobles forced King John to sign this important document also known as the Great Charter.
Manga Carta.
What were the effects of the Magna Carta?
Weakened feudalism by limiting the kings power, gave individuals more rights.
What was the first step toward the formation of a democracy in England?
The development of the English Parliament (representative assemblies)
The Crusades involved a series of wars which lasted how long?
Over several centuries.
The crusaders originated as a way of recapturing the recently seized Holy Land (Palestine) and freeing it from the rule of which group of people?
Muslims.
While the crusaders did no permanently re-conquer the Holy Land, it did largely succeed with neutralizing Muslim advances in which place?
mainland Europe.
The Crusades had an important role in spreading Christianity what else did it do?
Introduced Asian and African ideas and products to Europe.
How did the crusades affect Europe?
It increased trade between Europe and the Middle East, and helped break down feudalism.
With the fall of the. Roman Empire this place became the greatest source of stability and self identification in Western Europe.
Roman Catholic Church
Monasteries were credited with which if the following statements?
Preserving Christian writings such as the Bible.
Monasteries educated boys for priesthood from these learning centers called what were formed?
Universities
The primary goal of the Roman Catholic Church and the core purpose if monasteries was to do what?
Influence people to become Christians.
Daily life centered around the Catholic Church. Priests performed various jobs such as what?
Running schools and hospitals
The Black Plague spread quickly across Europe because of what?
More goods were being shipped across Central Asia than ever before.
The Black Death first appeared in Europe in 1336 at which city located on the Black Sea?
Caffa.
What was the Black Death spread by?
Fleas on rats.
As many as 38 million Europeans which is nearly what fraction of the population that died from plague?
Half
