Fall of Rome
What was the language of the Western Roman Emipre?
What is Latin?
What allowed the Carolingian Kings to gain and expand power?
Creation of the Holy Roman Empire, vesting the power to crown a king by the Catholic Pope.
Charlemagne's name translates to this
What is Charles the Great?
The system that linked landholding with military service. Kings granted fiefs to a vassal (lord) in exchange for service and an oath of loyalty.
What is Feudalism?
Belief or opinion that goes against the Catholic Church
What is Heresy?
Who took over Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
What are the Germanic Tribes?
The first Carolingian King to be crowned by the Pope
Who is Pepin the "King by the Grace of God"?
The Pope crowned Charlemagne this
What is Holy Roman Emperor?
This is the economic system where the lord reaps financial benefit from the serfs and peasants that work the land.
Manorial system
When the Roman Catholic church no longer accepts a region as part of the church and forbids interaction between the lands under the church and the region. All people of that region were condemned to Hell.
What is Interdict?
The Germanic kingdoms' political authority was weak after the fall of the Roman Empire due to this
What is constant war between kingdoms and shifting of borders?
Carolingian Power reached its peak under this King
Who is Charlemagne?
The rise in education, culture, architecture, trade, and political unity brought on by Charlemagne is known as
What is the "Carolingian Renaissance"?
Vassals granted land to knights for this
What is protection?
This is when the lords can choose the Bishop to oversee their region.
Lay Investure
This time period between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Carolingian Kings is also known as this
What is the Dark Ages?
This caused the decline of the Carolingian Empire.
What is feudalism?
Who is Louis the Pius?
Under the manorial system each manor was ____________, meaning they had everything they needed within the manor and relied little on trade.
What is self-sufficient?
The Law of the Catholic Church that the people must abide by in addition to the edicts of the King.
Canon Law
What is declined?
The Carolingian Empire was split into three territories under this Treaty.
What is the Treaty of Verdun?
Charlemagne promoted intellectual growth through the creation of this
What is schools?
This led to the decline and disrepair of Roman Roads.
What is lack of trade under the manorial system?
This is when a single believer is expelled from the church, thus denying them eternal salvation and condemning them to hell.
Excommunication