The Fall of Rome
Before the Fall of Rome, you might would have lived in this social class if you enjoyed parties and had servants in a large home.
What is the political class?
in a Christian church, people, such as priests, who carry out religious duties.
What is the clergy?
When the Western Roman Empire fell, this all began to disappear.
What are laws, a thriving trade network, and a powerful military?
a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services.
what is feudalism?
Blacksmiths, Bakers, Brewers, Weavers, and Carvers were all part of this group of medieval towns people.
Who are tradespeople?
If your family lived in Rome during 300 CE, this person would have been the public decision maker for the family.
Who is the oldest man?
a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler
Who is a knight?
This was the result of the decline in literacy from 500-700 CE.
What is existing books were destroyed?
This is a religious practice that involves a group of people living together according to spiritual beliefs
What is monasticism?
Developed rules and guidelines. This ensured that anyone claiming to be a master practitioner knew how to perform the necessary tasks well.
What are guilds?
The ten centuries that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe are called ___ _____ ____.
What is The Middle Ages?
a person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for the ruler.
After the Fall of the Roman Empire, these groups migrated into the former Roman territory.
Who are the Franks, the Angles, and the Saxons?
They lived in castles or manor houses.
Who are Lords?
Typically held on religious holidays and for certain products, this was a great opportunity for merchants to make money in medieval towns.
What are fairs?
These 3 important groups shaped life in medieval Europe.
What are the Church, the aristocracy, and the commoners?
A plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler
What is a fief?
Charlemagne spread this religion during his reign.
What is Christianity?
These people were farmers who were bound to the lord’s land, to use the land.
Who are serfs?
These people governed medieval towns.
Who are guild masters?
This Roman Emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 CE.
Who is Emperor Theodosius I?
a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor
Who is a serf?
Charlemagne encouraged a new form a script writing that led to the creation of _________ __________.
What are illuminated manuscripts?
These are some things serfs provided to Lords in exchange for safety and use of the Lord's land. Name at least 3
What are milk, eggs, crops, meat? (must name 3)
Some towns became wealthy enough that they were able to buy Vocabulary guild, n. a group of craftspeople who control a certain craft 16 their freedom from the lord. Thus, they became _____________.
What is autonomous, or self governing?