The Franks
The founder
Clovis
this pope increased the power of the papacy and sent missionaries to convert Germanic people to Christianity
Pope Gregory
the capital city
Constantinople
when did England lose its power to France
Battle of Hastings - 1066 (Battle of Normandy or Norman Conquest)
top estate
clergy
name of Charlemagne's Dynasty
Carolingian
another word for diocese
bishopric
2 main reasons the schism occurred in 1054
role of the pope and icons (religious art)
a brilliant woman in her own right, she also married 2 kings, and bore two future kings
Eleanor of Aquitaine
French King who made King John lose so much land he was called "John Lackland"
King Philip II
"messengers of the lord king"
missi dominici
head of Roman Catholic Church and bishop of Rome
the pope
2 other differences between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholicism
Greek in the East, Latin in the West; East more tolerant of Muslims and Jews; different liturgical calendar; Eastern Orthodox has changed less over time than the Roman Catholic Church
the most controversial thing King Henry II did while king
ordered Archbishop Thomas a Beckett's murder
created French Parliament
Philip IV (4th)
Charlemagne's grandfather, won the Battle of Tours
Charles Martel
at least 2 ways Christianity was a force for good
gave people hope of salvation; monks preserved ancient learning and provided medical care and education; monks inspired piety as they truly modeled the life of Christ
2 laws that Theodora had Justinian pass
women could divorce, punishment for men beating their wives, widows could retain their children
Eleanor's favorite son who reached a peace treaty with Saladin in the 3rd Crusade
King Richard the Lionhearted
this Norman king's very detailed census of England
Domesday Book
chief officer to a Frankish king
mayor of the palace
at least 2 ways the Church abused its power in the Middle Ages
selling of indulgences, nepotism, simony, the Inquisition, forbade medical research, Pope promised heaven if knights went off to kill Muslims and Jews in the Crusades; popes too greedy and power hungry, excommunication
3 of Justinian's achievements
Body of Civil Law, rebuilding Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, marrying Theodora, military skills (expanded empire)
the document which limited a king's power to tax, and which became the first step toward a more democratic government
Magna Carta
who is Louisville named after and why
King Louis IX - because he was kind, cared for the poor, and regularly met with his subjects