Feudal Europe
What is the social and political system that established a hierarchy within localities in Medieval Europe?
Feudalism
What legal code included new laws, legal opinions, guides for law students, and law codes?
The Justinian Code
Who invaded the Kievan-Rus state and established a tribute system?
The Mongols
or
The Golden Horde
Who is at the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What does O.A. stand for?
Opening Activity
What is a piece of land given to a peasant by a vassal or lord?
Fief
During the Middle Ages, the decisions of the royal courts became the basis for a legal system based on custom and court rulings called?
Common Law
What is the religion established in Early Russia?
Orthodox Christianity
What brought about the rise of the feudal system?
A meeting of important nobles
What is the Grinch's dog's name?
What is the disease that killed anywhere between 1/3 to 2/3 of Europeans?
The Black Plague
What allowed the Byzantines to have major influence and power?
1. Skilled diplomats that forged alliances
2. Control of trade routes
3. Strong navy with Greek fire
A factor that led to the rise of Moscow’s power as the center of Russia was...
Moscow's role as tribute collector
What is the role of the parish priest?
Administer the sacraments
The Nebraska Volleyball team and Nebraska Football team have the same number of national championships. How many do they have?
5
What is the economic system of Medieval Europe which included a system of exchanging land for goods, military service, housing, and loyalty?
Manorialism
Who brought about the end of the Byzantine Empire?
The Ottoman Turks
Name a positive of Ivan the Terrible's reign.
Modernized the legal code
Expanded trade
Opened Siberia to settlement
Increased authority of the monarch
What was the conflict between the pope and nobility over the appointment of bishops and abbots?
Lay Investiture
Who was the second president of the United States?
What is a person who is given a fief by a lord?
This Empress established divorce laws, advised the emperor, and encouraged the emperor to fight against the Nikita Revolt.
Empress Theodora
Name the secret police established by Ivan IV (the terrible).
Oprichniki
What was the punishment of being barred from the sacraments called?
Name the movie. "If you build it, he will come."
Field of Dreams