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Who was Charles the Great?
Charlemagne, King of the Franks.
Constantine made which religion the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Christianity
Why were the Middle Ages also known as the Dark Ages?
It was a time of slow growth and no learning.
Which Germanic tribe was the largest?
The Franks
During the Middle Ages, who had the most influence over the lives of the people?
The Pope
Why was Charlemagne uneasy when the Pope crowned him as Holy Roman Emperor?
The pope gave him the crown, so he could also take it away.
A synonym (same word) for vassal is:
Servant
What is the definition of “manor”?
Everything the king controls.
What is a fief?
Land received in exchange for military service.
From bottom to top, what is the order of the social pyramid for Feudalism?
serfs/peasants, knights, lords/nobles, king.
Knights lived by a code of conduct called…
Chivalry.
Define Heresy:
Denying the teachings of the Catholic Church.
What is the Divine Right Theory?
The idea that God chooses the king.
Why was the church so attractive to people during the Middle Ages?
People could advance in the hierarchy.
Why might a serf want to join the church?
They could be promoted within the church.
Why was it called the Black Death?
Symptoms included black buboes (swollen lymph nodes).
Where did the Black Death come from?
It came on trade ships from China and from the Silk Road.
Who started the first Crusade and why?
Pope Urban II calls for a holy war because the Turks have invaded the holy land.
Why was the 3rd Crusade called the King’s Crusade?
Four European kings assembled an army of 100,000
How did education resume in cities?
Universities began to pop up in Europe. Sir Thomas Aquinas promoted scholarism. Books were written in local language, such as Canterbury Tale.