Illness
caused malnutrition/weakened immune systems
Frequent food shortages, due to bad weather/poor harvests
what was most rare for the poor to eat
meats
what was the most common jobs
farmers
who rose after the fall of Rome
fragmented Germanic kingdoms
what type of government was used
the feudal system
What was the cause of parasites
Extremely low hygiene standards
grains eaten
Oats, barley, and rye
where did bartering occure
village markets
time period
(in 1-2 ce)
500-1400/1500 ce
what was the name of large sections of land given to nobility
feifs
A plague ravaged the early middle ages
The plague of Justinian
who controlled most of education
the Catholic church
common goods
3/5 needed for correct
food, clothes, livestock,grain, wool
what did the fall of Rome leave behind
a power vacuum
King of the Franks (r. 768–814), later Holy Roman Emperor, united Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire, promoting education, strengthening the church, and establishing a stable, expansionist kingdom
Charlemagne
A slow bacterial disease that caused social ostracization.
Leprosy
what type of building did most live in
simple wattle and daub huts
what type of trade did most rely on
bartering
what is the new name for the dark ages
early middle ages
what were the classes
in order highest to lowest
Monarchs nobility clergy knights peasants
A rapid and fatal disease, likely influenza, that caused high fevers and heavy sweating.
Sweating Sickness
what is pottage
A thick stew made from oats, vegetables, and legumes
how was wealth measured
how much land one owned
characteristics
(3/4 needed for correct
frequent warfare, instability, famine, decline/not total stop of intellectual pursuits.
Byzantine Emperor (r. 527–565),sought to revive the Roman Empire by reconquering lands in North Africa, Italy, and Spain. Known for the Corpus Juris Civilis (a, comprehensive law code) and massive building projects like the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian I