Invasion
HOW DID THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE INTERPRET THE INVASIONS OF VIKINGS, MAGYARS, AND SARACENS?
as a punishment from God and a sign the world was ending
WHAT WAS THE CURIA OR ROYAL COUNCIL?
Group of advisers that helped the monarch to rule
Free Points
100 :)
What was the difference between serfs and free peasants?
Serfdom was hereditary and they were completely under authority of the feudal lord
Free peasants made their own decisions and could leave the fief/land
Military expeditions to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims were called what?
The Crusades
WHERE DID THE VIKINGS COME FROM?
Scandinavia- Denmark, Norway, Sweden
WHAT WAS THE COURT?
group of family members, warriors, and advisors that the monarchs traveled around with
WHAT DID THE NOBILITY ASK FOR IN RETURN FOR PROTECTING PEASANTS?
They asked for the peasants to work for them, often making many peasants serfs
True or False: The Church had significant political and economic power on medieval society.
True
WHEN DID THE FIRST CRUSADE TAKE PLACE AND WHO CALLED IT?
1095 called for by Pope Urban II
WHERE DID THE MAGYARS COME FROM?
Asian Steppe
HOW DID THE MONARCHY OBTAIN THE FIDELITY OF THE NOBILITY?
personal ties
What did the lord give the vassal in return for his loyalty?
A fief, typically a large piece of land
EXPLAINS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANESQUE PAINTING
subject to the surrounding buildings' architecture, educational and religious purpose, figures are arranged in a hierarchy, murals, altarpieces, miniatures
WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF THE FIRST CRUSADE?
nobles, knights, and peasants that were connected to each other through feudal society
WHERE DID THE SARACENS COME FROM?
North Africa
Give me an example of one country that had a feudal monarchy
France, Spain, Britain
As a ceremony of homage, the vassal is a noble that promises a lord his personal loyalty and military assistance
EXPLAIN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE
Adapted to the building, painted in bright colors, unrealistic human figures, expressive
WHAT ARE THE THREE PLACES THAT BECAME CENTERS OF CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE IN THE MIDDLE AGES?
Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela
HOW WAS THE EUROPEAN TERRITORY FORMED AROUND THE YEAR 1000?
Christianity unified the territory, trade ensured communication and exchange between regions, and social structures were the same throughout Europe
NAME THE ASPECTS THAT DIMINISHED THE POWER OF THE MONARCHS
decisions only affecting personal territory, small royal armies, unstable borders, lacked power to collect taxes
WHY DID PEASANTS SEEK THE PROTECTION OF THE NOBILITY?
The second wave of invasions was violent, and peasants wanted protection and the ability to hide behind castle walls if needed
EXPLAIN THE CHARACTERISTICs OF ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
the same in every region, religious, compact, little natural light, Roman techniques like dome/barrel vault/arches/columns
HOW DID CHRISTIAN EUROPE EXPAND ITS BORDERS BETWEEN THE ELEVENTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES?
Through the Crusades or Holy Wars and also through spreading Christianity to the pagans in Northern, Eastern, and Southern Europe