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Why did the Roman Empire fall?
The reasons the Roman Empire fell was because of the Centralized government: the protection of the Roman Empire was lost; smaller governments were prone to revolutions and being conquered by their neighbors. Trade: trade disappeared because the Romans couldn’t protect them and the threat of the plague spread.
Cities: this went away because cities can not survive without trade flowing. Money: Because trade stopped money stopped coming in and the government did not have other ways to make money. Learning: this stopped because the government couldn’t finance it and if they kept meeting the disease spread to more people. Latin: this decreased because after being the main language it spread out and created a new language. Communication: this stopped because of the threat that it can spread to more people.
How did the Middle Ages begin? Explain Charlemagne’s roll
The Middle Ages began when the barbarians started to invade Rome, in the end there was one powerful barbarian tribe, the Franks, their leader Charlemagne started to use feudalism, when he brought feudalism to the rest of Europe is when the Middle Ages began.
Describe Feudalism
In feudalism the currency was land, the lords give knights land to protect them, the knights gave land to the peasants to feed them. The social hierarchy was the lords, knights, peasants, and the surfs. It helped bring the first order to the world after Rome fell.
Why was the plague called the Black Death?
The plague called the Black Death was named because after a while the sick person’s skin started to turn black. You fell ill and then you got these pus filled bumps all over your body and your skin started to turn black and you then started to die.
Why were the Middle Ages called the dark ages?
The Middle Ages were called the dark ages because so many people died from the plague, and at the time there seemed to be no hope to survive the plagues.
How did the plague arrive in Europe?
The plague arrived in Europe when rats snuck on aboard ships and then the rats spread the virus.
How did the Black Death increase democratic thought?
The plague led to more democratic thought and helped the people on the bottom of the pyramid by giving them more bargaining power.
what was it like outside of Europe?
It was the Golden Age of Islam
What was the Magna Carta? What did it promise?
The Magna Carta promised Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, limited the monarch’s power, nobles could challenge decisions, and was the first real power shift to the people. The Magna Carta was also the first ever constitution.
Name the three factors that led to the decline in feudalism
The three factors that led to the decline of feudalism are Political changes, Rats, and War.
Why did the Hundred Year War start?
The Hundred Year War started because English lords came to France and took over French fields so the French got tired of this and decided to kick them out and the war started. The war lasted for about 116 years
What is the legacy of Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc was the first example of nationalism and it changed the world because a lowly peasant was willing to risk her life to try and help save her soon to be country
What happened to people who disobeyed the church?
The people who disobeyed the church were immediately killed by hanging or being burned at the stake
Name two forms of Christianity
Roman Catholic and Orthodox, they split over the words nd the father being inserted into the prayers
Who was Constantine? What was the Edict of Milan?
Contanstine was one of the Roman emperors, he was the one who changed Rome to Christianity. The Magna Carta was an act of Christian’s protection.
Why was Constantinople so wealthy?
The Byzantine Empire was so wealthy because it was a port city and it brought in a lot of exotic items.
Who was Justinian?
Justinian was the last real emperor of the Byzantine Empire, he also created something called Justinian’s code which articulated the rights of people
What were the elements the Byzantine empire retained from culture?
It was rich and elegant, luxury markets, one million residents, sewer systems, services for the poor, and amazing architecture.
What were the crusades?
The Crusades were a series of 9 conflicts over many years, they were also one of the wars that brought Feudalism to an end. The Crusades also set up the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Crusades cause the Turks to attack the Byzantine Empire and gained control of some important Christian sites. The Byzantines asked the Pope for help and Pope Urban ll sent a call to arms to recapture the holy lands. In the end the Europeans failed and only created religious violence.
What was so important about Jerusalem?
Multiple religions had roots there
How were the crusades a failure?
They did not successfully permanently recapture the holy land
How did gunpowder play a role in the formation of absolute rule in Europe?
Gunpowder was expensive so certain lords or kings were more powerful because they were rich and could afford gunpowder, instead of siege now cannons can much more easily break down castle walls. In all the effect of gunpowder is that knights aren’t very necessary any more. Gunpowder made the bigger nations more powerful and dangerous
What was the capitel of the Byzantine Empire? What is it called today?
Constantinople, Istanbul
What led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople was sacked by its own people, the crusaders, and made vulnerable to invasion from the Turks
