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He was the Byzantine emperor from 527 - 565
Justinian
This time was mostly remembered for knights on horseback and Gothic cathedrals.
The Byzantine Empire
At what age did a boy be slated to become a knight?
The age of 7
A body of laws of church is referred to as what?
Canon Law
Who was the Benedict Rule created by?
A monk named Benedict
He spent much of his 46-year reign fighting Muslims in Spain
Charlemagne
What was Constantinople guarded by?
Three sides of water
Feudalism
What common thing did Christians blame jews for?
natural disasters or disasters
Who were the Benedict Rules used by and where?
Monasteries and convents across Europe.
A wave of nomadic people who overran Eastern Europe and attacked the Byzantine Empire
Magyars
Merchants sold silks, wheat, and gems from where? (3 places)
China, Egypt, and Indian
Who were at the top of the power structure in medieval feudal society?
The permanent split between eastern and western Christianity, creating two churches that belonged to the east and west. What are these two churches known as?
Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church
Each day of a Monk and Nun living under the Benedict Rule split into three periods, what were these three periods?
Worship, Work, and Study
He founded the first order of friars
St. Francis of Assisi
What did they decorate churches with?
Frescoes, paintings, and mosaics.
Who pledged loyalty to several lords?
A vassal
In some areas, Jews were required to live in a specific crowded and forcibly segregated part of the city. What was this part called?
A ghetto
Who were many churches dedicated to?
Mary, "mother of god" and "queen of heaven
The permanent split between eastern and western Christianity
Great Schism
Justinian's conquests began where? This eventually created a Byzantine Empire that was too large to protect. (5)
Italy, North Africa, Palestine, and Syria
Fief were granted what in exchange for service and loyalty?
An estate
Which language was a unifying factor within the Byzantine Empire?
Which language was a unifying factor for the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe?
Who managed larger churches called cathedrals
Bishops