Byzantine Empire
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What modern-day area is where the kingdom of the Franks was established?
France
What is the political system where the king gave land to his nobles in return for their service
feudalism
What was the self-sufficient property composed of the lord's house and peasants along with the surrounding territory---economic system of middle ages?
manor / manorialism
Who was the leader of the Christian Church in Rome?
the pope
What was the name of the Christian Church that developed in the Byz. Emp?
Eastern Orthodox
Charles Martel stopped this group of people from entering France at the Battle of Tours
Muslims (Islam)
Who were the peasants who were virtual slaves--they were tied to the land
serfs
Who were the mounted warriors of the Middle Ages?
Knights
What was the name of the pope that called Europeans to go on Crusade
Urban II
Who adopted the Eastern Orthodox church and the Cyrillic Alphabet from the Byzantines?
Russia
Who helped/supported Pepin when he went across the Alps and took control of Northern Italy?
the pope
In a feudal contract, what is the land that is given to the vassal called?
fief
Who was the Christian thinker that wrote "The City of God" that said the only eternal city is in Heaven.
St. Augustine
Who was the English King that was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 by riotous noblemen?
King John
What was contained in the Code of Justinian? And why was it significant?
Roman Laws which served as a guide to most legal questions and influenced later Western legal systems
Charlemagne turned his capital of Aachen into a center of _____________?
Learning
In a feudal contract, what is the person called who grants a piece of land to another person
Lord
Parliament
Who were the fierce warriors and sailors in longboats that sailed from Scandinavia to many places along the west coast of Europe
Vikings
The Byzantine empire was finally defeated by this group of people----
Ottoman Turks
What happened to Charlemagne's kingdom after he died?
It was divided among his sons.
In a feudal contract, what is the person who receives the land from someone else called
vassal
What was the document King John was forced to sign in 1215 that guaranteed rights to the nobles and made the king follow the law
Magna Carta
this Christian thinker believed in natural law, and that Christian teachings were compatible with the exercise of reason
Thomas Aquinas