Feudalism
What value is feudalism is based upon?
Charlemagne was crowned _____________ by the pope.
Holy Roman Empire
Who is the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What disease spread through Europe during late Middle Ages?
The Black Plague
What were the Crusades?
Religious wars in which Christians tried to gain control of the Holy Lands.
What event created a need for the Feudal System to develop in Western Europe?
The Fall of Rome
Charlemagne expanded the Christian church by..... (there are two ways)
What are the donations provided to the church by believers? Usually is 10% of whatever they make.
Tithes
What percentage of people were killed by the pandemic?
The Black Plague killed 50-75% of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Why did people go on the Crusades?
It gave salvation (pass to heaven) to anyone who took part.
What authority did the church provide kings to rule?
The Divine Right
He expanded the empire, nearly doubling the size.
What was an indulgence?
A "get out of hell free card" bought by Christian believers
What document limited the power of kings?
The Magna Carta
What happened as a result of Jerusalem being taken by the Christian Crusaders during the First Crusade?
The non-Christians were massacred.
Knights provided _____________ for land
What are some of the ways he was able to control his empire from within? (There are two)
He had royal messengers that acted as spies and judges that helped settle disputes.
What did the policy of "interdict" do?
Closed all churches in a kingdom, which also closed believers path to heaven.
How did the creation of cities help end feudalism?
“Average” people now had choice on where they lived and what they did with their lives.
The Fourth Crusade.
Peasants farmed fields for _______________.
Name three of the ways he revived learning in Western Europe.
Palace Schools, Monasteries Opened Schools, Created Libraries, New Writing System
How did the church become powerful during the Middle Ages? (Name FOUR ways)
Selling of indulgences
Tithes from believers
Church policies that took power away from kings
Messaging to common people about heaven and hell
How did differing views on the church help end feudalism?
Once people stopped trusting the church, the system started to collapse.
What were the consequences of the Fall of Constantinople in 1453? There are three!
Start of the Renaissance, establishes the Ottoman Empire, and brings in the Age of Exploration.