middle ages Flashcards
feudalism
The political setup where LAND WAS EXCHANGED FOR MILITARY SERVICE and obligations
europe, middle ages
The first division of Christianity divided the religion into
eastern orthodox and roman cahtolic
The Early Middle Ages is also known as the
dark ages
Charlemagne spread ______________ throughout his empire in Western Europe.
christianity and education
The Battle of Hastings was fought
over who would rule in England
vikings
Traded, and raided throughout Europe
The goal of the Crusades was to
regain control of the Holy Land.
the black death
Was a virus that was carried by rats and transmitted by fleas
It sometimes started with tumors that would grow under the armpit and groin
and led to the collapse of manorialism in Europe.
The Twelve Tables, Justinian’s Code and the Magna Carta were all accomplishments in
law
The Magna Carta was the result of
a power struggle in England between the king and the nobles.
The Crusades started as a reaction to
Muslim advances into Byzantium.
A study of the Byzantine civilization would show that this civilization
preserved Greek and Roman learning, passed on to western and eastern Europe.
After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the
byzantine empire
The Hundred Years’ War
Helped end feudalism, victory for the French.
The fall of Constantinople meant that
the Byzantine Empire was replaced by the Ottoman Empire
