The Byzantine Empire
These emperors ruled with absolute power.
Who are the Byzantine emperors?
He appreciated the aspect of Orthodox Christianity that allowed the emperor to be the supreme ruler of the church.
Who was Vladimir?
Drawing more members from aristocratic families helped this increase their economic and political power.
What were monasteries?
The serfs paid this much of their income to the Church.
What is one-tenth?
A person who's main obligation was to serve in battles for their lord.
Who is a knight?
This was Justinian's crowning achievement during his reign.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
The Russians had to pay massive tributes to them.
Who were the Mongols?
This kingdom was different from the Roman provinces because they were held together by family ties.
Who was the Germanic kingdoms?-
In the feudal system, this was true of social classes.
What is inherited?
Ladies that were able to inherit their husband's land.
Who are noblewomen?
What are icons?
He helped the Mongols crush a Russian revolt thus earning their gratitude.
Who was Ivan I?
He successfully extended the Franks' reign to the north, south and east.
Who is Charles Martel?
As they gradually accepted Christianity, they stopped invading raiding monasteries.
Who are the Vikings?
This person's duty was to begin to practice fighting skills.
Who is a page?
This emperor enlarged his palace in a vast complex and rebuilt the fortifications of Constantinople.
Who is Justianian?
They were small bands of adventurers that came from the North, they built forts along the rivers, and eventually settled among the Slavs.
Who are the Vikings?
Who did Pope Leo III crown emperor because he crushed an unruly mob that had attacked the pope?
Who was Charlemagne?
Unlike the Muslims, these people took captives to sell as slaves.
Who were the Magyars?
A major theme of this type of literature was to describe the conflict between a knight's duties to his lord and his lady.
What is a poem?
Attacks from foreign enemies and the onset of a disease that destroyed the population.
What cause the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
He built the state's first library and created important trading alliances.
Who is Yaroslav the Wise?
The population became more rural, and people relied more on growing their own food.
What occurred during the fall of the Roman Empire?
These individuals endured harsh crowded conditions, their children worked in the fields, and their lifespans were shortened by illness and malnutrition.
Who are serfs?
A structure that provides protection from attackers by way of massive wall and guard towers.
What is a castle?