Vocabulary
Belief in one god
Monotheism
Which factor contributed to the division of Western and Eastern Christian Churches into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?
Different opinions on Christianity
The Tang & Song dynasties in China invented...
Gunpowder and the compass
What is the historical significance of Justinian's Law Code?
It preserved the Roman legal customs for later Western Civilizations.
What is the steeple create an impression of?
Creating an impression of reaching towards Heaven.
A form of political organization that is characterized by a relationship between a lord and a vassal where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal
Feudalism
For early Christians, church teachings involved observance in holy sacraments. What are holy sacraments?
Rituals done by Christians that are outward signs of inward grace.
The compass was developed in China during the Song Dynasty. 400+ years later European explorers used the compass to do what?
Navigate the ocean
Vassals
Identify one way in which monasteries contributed to the spread of Christianity in Europe.
By being outposts for missionary work.
A division over a difference of opinion, generally used in the case of split over religious differences
Schism
What social contribution did the Moors make to Spanish society prior to 1450?
Medicine, science, technology, and knowledge from Greeks and Romans
Labor from building what killed thousands of people?
The Grand Canal and the Great Wall
In the manorial system, NOBLES were required to provide SERFS with what?
Protection
Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemage
A religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
What did the unifying of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis likely contribute to?
The increasing role of Roman Catholicism in Europe.
What religion spread through China to Japan and Korea?
Buddhism
How is a vassal expected to show loyalty to a lord?
By offering the lord military services
What did Christians in Western Europe become?
Roman Catholic Church
A religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch
What was one reason that Islam was able to spread?
The neighboring empires were weak.
Which dynasty flourished economically, but failed militarily?
Song Dynasty
What did the unifying of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis likely contribute to?
The increasing role of Roman Catholicism in Europe.
Provide 4 services Catholic Monasteries provided in Western Europe
1. Provided care for the sick
2. Preserved important manuscripts
3. Taught farming techniques
4. Maintained schools