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Charlemagne
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Ancient Rome
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100
What was the title given to Charlemagne by the Pope?
Holy Roman Emperor
100
The men and women that dedicated their lives to the church were called ______________ & ______________.
monks and nuns
100
The nobles in feudalism were called ______________.
vassals
100
The written code of laws, that applied to plebeians and patricians, was called __________________.
Law of the Twelve Tables
100
Who insisted that he had supreme authority over all the Christian lands?
The pope
200
Under Charlemagne, which religion spread?
Roman catholicism
200
The women of the church lived in secluded communities called ___________________.
convents
200
The parcel of land granted to a the lesser noble by his lord was called a __________.
fief
200
What marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?
Octavian was named the first emperor of Rome
200
Which document limited the power of the king and gave nobles a larger role in government?
The Magna Carta
300
Charlemagne also went by the name ______________.
Charles the Great
300
In the Middle Ages, it was common for women to dedicate their lives to the church after ____________________________.
Their husbands died
300
The system in which the lord received food and work in exchange for protecting the peasants is ___________________________.
manorialism
300
What caused Constantine to promise to become Christian?
He saw a cross in the sky before he went into battle.
300
Name three responsibilities of guilds.
* Protected workers' rights * Set wages and prices * Settled disputes
400
During Charlemagne's rule, _______________ improved and ____________________ became stronger.
education and government
400
The men of the church devoted their time to praying, studying, and copying and decorating __________________________ by hand.
holy books
400
Another name for peasants was __________________.
serfs
400
The Romans called the Mediterranean Sea ________________________ which means our sea.
Mare Nostrum
400
The Middle Ages or the medieval era was the period of history between the fall of the ___________________ and the beginning of the _______________________.
Roman Empire and the modern world
500
Charlemagne was a ______________ King.
Germanic
500
Name 4 functions of the Catholic church during the middle ages.
*Host feasts, festivals, and other celebrations *Establish orphanages *Care for the poor, sick, and elderly * Offer religious services *Create centers of learning with religious books
500
__________________ was a system of political ties in which nobles, such as kings, gave out land to less powerful nobles such as knights. The lesser nobles gave the higher nobles what they needed for battle.
Feudalism
500
Romans practiced different religions and different ways of life, but they were united by a common ____________________________.
system of laws and government
500
The period of peace and cultural growth that Augustus Caesar created in the Roman Empire was called the _______________________.
Pax Romana