The RCC
The Roman Catholic Church helped to spread this religion across Europe.
What was Christianity?
This was the economic system where nobles gave peasants land and resources in exchange for their work and freedoms.
What is manorialism?
He was the leader of the Franks and helped spread the RCC across his empire.
Who was Charlemagne?
He was the leader of England who was known for his harsh laws and unfair treatment before the Magna Carta.
Who was King John?
Most famous leader of the Byzantines, who expanded its empire and gave it new laws.
Who was Justinian?
This event caused people to lose trust in government and gave the RCC a chance to take care of others to gain followers.
What was the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
True/False: Fiefs and villages from the middle ages helped influence the locations of modern-day towns and cities in Europe.
What is true?
He was the leader of the Normans who invaded England in the Battle of Hastings.
Who was William the Conqueror?
This was the purpose of the Magna Carta being written.
What was "to take power away from the king of England?"
He was the Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity; he won in battle after he believed he saw a vision from God.
These were buildings that housed monks and nuns; they kept their own farms and had libraries of religious texts to study.
What were monasteries?
In feudalism, these were the warriors hired by landowners to protect their lands.
Who were knights?
This was the system of government created by Charlemagne and William the Conqueror to help rule their territories more easily.
What was Feudalism?
This is the idea that people have a chance to defend themselves against any criminal charges in front of their fellow citizens.
What is trial by jury?
This was the church built by Justinian; it now stands as a mosque since the Turks conquered it in 1453.
What was the Hagia Sophia?
As the church became more powerful, people would be threatened with this if they disagreed with it.
What was excommunication?
These were the men appointed by the king to run a specific area of land and the people who lived on it.
Who were lords and nobles?
This was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who could threaten kings and their power when they disagreed with him.
Who was the Pope?
This is the idea that all people have to follow the same rules--not just the lower classes.
What is Rule of Law?
This was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire known for its importance to trade and surviving over 1,000 years of attacks from Muslim and other groups.
Where was Constantinople?
The RCC used these two languages to read religious texts. (Hint: One of them was used to write copies of the Bible.)
What was Greek and Latin?
These were the two reasons why feudalism was created.
What was "to make ruling territory easier and to help protect their kingdom?"
Charlemagne gave money and land to the church and helped the RCC gain new followers, which led him to be named what?
What is the "Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire"?
This group of people was elected by the people; helped the king to make laws and decisions.
What is Parliament?
This was the type of Christianity that the Byzantines believed in; many people in Eastern Europe and Russia still practice it today.
What is Eastern Orthodox/Greek Orthodox Christianity?