Church & Religion
What was the main religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
Roman Catholicism
The timeframe of the rise of Feudalism AND Manorialism
The Early Middle Ages
What event marked the start of the Middle Ages?
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Those who pray
Monasticism
Those who fight
Feudalism
A tax or donation to the church
A Tithe
Who were the lowest class in the feudal pyramid?
Serfs
(or peasants)
The Roman Empire that had survived in the East, with its great capital at Constantinople.
The Byzantine Empire
Highest ranking religious and political leader
The Pope (during the Middle Ages)
What are the three stages of the Middle Ages?
Early / High / Late
Missionaries, monks, Catholic Church
Groups spreading Christianity
Economic system tied to estates
What was manorialism
Religious wars to reclaim the Holy Land
What are the Crusades
Who preserved ancient texts and promoted education?
Monks
What is Christianity and how did it influence the Middle Ages
Religion that unified Europe and shaped culture
What was the role of monasteries in the Early Middle Ages?
Preserve learnings and texts
Knight’s code of conduct
What was chivalry
What was one major effect of the Black Death?
Decline in the church influence
Byzantine Empire, Frankish Kingdom, Holy Roman Empire
What are the successor states to the Roman Empire
Rules for monks
St. Benedicts Code
How did the Catholic Church assume a civil role after Rome’s fall?
Managed land, settled disputes, led education.
Became mayors & judges (also acceptable answers)
How did Germanic tribes live?
In clans or warrior groups, farming, following oral traditions
What kind of influence did Romans have on outside tribes? (Must have at least 3)
Language, law, religion, architecture
The Influence of Rome Germanic Warrior Culture Christianity and the Institutional Catholic Church.
The three main “trends” in the early Middle Ages
This weakened the Church’s authority during the Late Middle Ages.
The Great Schism