UNIT TEST 1 Flashcards
What was the capital of the west?
rome
What was the capital of the east?
constantinople
Why did the roman empire spilt up?
it was too big
why did the western empire fall?
West and Southward migrations of germanic and slavic cultural groups put a lot of strain on the western roman empire
what were the significant contributions of the bazintine empire
justinians code, starts modern international law
middle ages
the time period between the fall of the western Rome empire falling and the European renaissance-500CE-1450CE
fuedelism
the social class system that was similar to a hierarchy and was in period form
lord
a person who has control over another person
vassal
someone who swears loyalty to his/her lord
the papacy
the roman catholic church which was the dominant religous force during this time
fief
a piece of land given to a vassal by his lord for the vassal to control/take care of
chivalry
a code of honor used by higher classes of vassals and lord during the time period
reasoning behind feudalism
they needed central control and wanted to expand
what is the structure of feudalism
kings,nobles,knights,pesants
what are the key main differences between japanese and eupropean fuedalism
chivalry-honor,loyalty,fair treatment of the weak
bushido-commitment to a military life, way of the warrior
