Pretty Important People
Kind of an important guy...he united the former portion of the Western Roman Empire and set up a bunch of....schools!!!
King Charlemagne
This was the barbarian group responsible for the most raids along various manors in England (and most of Europe) during the Middle Ages.
Vikings
The code of honor that knights lived by.
Chivalry
Overall, what percentage of the European population died from the Black Death?
About 30%
This was a decentralized system that was created to economically, politically, and socially organize people
Feudalism
Painted works like "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa"; used the Golden Ratio in composing his work.
Leonardo da Vinci
Responsible for the death of at least 1/3 of the population in Europe.
The Black Death
This was the church law that was created to help keep people in order in manor society.
Canon Law
What was the Black Death caused by?
Bacteria in the gut of fleas
This was a belief that reemerged during the Renaissance. It emphasized Greek and Roman classics and reflecting on yourself
Humanism
This was the pope that called Christians to fight in the Crusades...for the remission of their sins
Pope Urban II
A series of religious wars fought between Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East
The Crusades
Vikings were not all bad...most of them were actually...
farmers
Overall, what impact did the Black Death have on the church?
Reduced the church's power
This required monks to do 3 things: 1) vow of obedience, 2) vow of poverty, 3) vow of chastity
Benedictine Rule
"The ends justify the means"..."it's better to be feared than loved"...
Niccolo Machiavelli
The disorganization in Europe after the fall of Rome led to the feudal system in Europe...was it a decentralized or centralized system of government?
Decentralized (no one sole king/emperor....all independent manors)
This was the system set up in Europe that depended on agricultural production and provided peace and security to people in a very unstable and difficult time; it was completely self-sufficient.
Manor System
How was the Black Death spread from Asia to Europe?
Along trade routes
This was the belief that the pope had ultimate authority over EVERYONE in Europe.
Papal Supremacy
This leader has Viking roots and conquered a portion of present-day France to set up his kingdom.
This was the name of the "reconquering" of Spain in the name of Christianity
Reconquista
This was the type of farming that was done in the Middle Ages; it left one field fallow in order to not deplete the soil.
Three Crop Rotation Farming System
What was the economic impact of the plague?
Inflation
This was the "Great Charter" that was created in 1215; King John was forced to sign it. Thankfully for people during this time period, it granted basic civil liberties that led to many more natural rights later on!
The Magna Carta