Middle Ages Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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Year Constantinople fell to the Muslims

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1453

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2
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Language of the Byzantine empire

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Latin

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3
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Expert sailors from Scandinavia

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Vikings

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4
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Importance of Vikings

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Wanted gold and land

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5
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Charlemagne

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“First Reich”

Greatest medieval King

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6
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What did Charlemagne do?

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United Europe under one nation

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7
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Who did charlamagne conquer?

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Europe

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8
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What happened to charlamagnes empire after his death?

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It broke apart

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9
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Year charlamagne died

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814

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10
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Importance of charlamagnes empire

A

Started learning again

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11
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Justinian

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Leader of the Byzantine empire

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12
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What did Justinian do?

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Massacred many of his people

Created a code of laws

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13
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What did Justinian build?

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Hagia Sophia

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14
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Reconquista

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Campaign to drive Muslims from Iberian peninsula

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15
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Crusades;
Why did they happen?
Against who?
How many?
Who won?
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To gain control of the holy land
Islamic people
4
Muslim people

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16
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Pope Gregory v11

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Reformed and changed Catholic trading

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17
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Magna Carta

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Made it so everyone had to follow the law

18
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Magma Carta (year)

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Hagia Sophia

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Domed religious temple

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Years of the Middle Ages

21
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Great schism

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Split of Christianity

22
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Eastern religion

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Eastern Orthodox

23
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Western religion

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Roman Catholic

24
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Feudalism

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Land was granted by kings for service

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Feudalism; importance
It gave people a place to work in exchange for food and shelter
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Fief
Land given to knights by the Kings for loyalty
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Manor
Large house used by nobles
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Knights
Specially trained soldiers protected kings and peasants
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Knights Templar
Christian knights fought in the crusades
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When did the Knights Templar start
1119
31
When did the Knights Templar get run out
1307
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Importance of the Knights Templar
Protected Christians in Jerusalem took vows of chastity
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Tithe
10% tax Christians paid to the church
34
Muhammad
Founded Islamic religion
35
Pope urban 11
Started crusades
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Black Death
Bubonic plague
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Importance of the bubonic plague
Killed a third of the worlds empire | 25 million deaths
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Dante
Famous Italian poet
39
What did Dante write
The divine poet
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Importance of Dante
Wrote about 7 levels of hell. Heaven Pergatory
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Capital of eastern Roman Empire
Constantinople