12129489534 | Serfs | Agriculture laborers in the Middle Ages | 0 | |
12129489535 | Manorialism | The political and economic relationship utilized in the Middle Ages between noble and serf | 1 | |
12129489536 | Feudalism | The political system whereby loyalty from vassals was pledged in exchange for protection, land and titles to be given by the upper nobles or monarchs | 2 | |
12129489537 | Vassals | Military elite and nobles | 3 | |
12129489538 | Conversion of Germanic kings to Christianity | What helped to perpetuate the idea that the Church had a separate and more superior role in politics during the Middle Ages? | 4 | |
12129489539 | Monasticism | dedicating one's life to serving God | 5 | |
12129489540 | Monasticism movement | Promoted Christian unity, allowed monasteries to contribute to the cultivation of land, provided a religious model for ordinary people to follow and helped to preserve classic literature by encouraging monks to copy historical texts | 6 | |
12129489541 | Carolingian Dynasty | Ruled the Frankish region in the 8th century | 7 | |
12129489542 | Charlemagne | established an impressive empire in Germany and France by 800 CE | 8 | |
12129489543 | Power of the Pope | included regulated Christian doctrine, giving directives, and calls to action, endorsing missionary activity and excommunication | 9 | |
12129489544 | Pope Urban II | Called for the first Crusade in 1025 | 10 | |
12129489545 | Thomas Aquinas | The leading figure in the melding of classical rational thought with Christian theology. Lead the scholasticism movement | 11 | |
12129489546 | Gothic Architecture | included giant arches, flying buttresses and the introduction of brightness by natural sunlight | 12 | |
12129489547 | Hundred Years War | the time when monarchs relied more on paid armies and soldiers than they did feudal forces | 13 | |
12129489548 | American Societies | Area that was isolated from the Eastern Hemisphere during the post-classical period | 14 | |
12129489549 | Toltecs | were the northern nomadic peoples that settled into northern Mexico. Were looked at by Aztecs as the givers of civilization | 15 | |
12129489550 | Aztecs | the people that migrated to central Mexico in 1325. Their political organization of their culture focused on city-states | 16 | |
12129489551 | Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital that was build on Lake Texcoco | 17 | |
12129489552 | Aztec Deities | Very similar to the religious traditions of Hinduism | 18 | |
12129489553 | Chinampas | Floating islands that allowed the Aztec to farm on water | 19 | |
12129489554 | Aztec economy | relied on acquisition and distribution of tribute; but also relied on a strong merchant class that dealt in long-distance trade in rare desirables | 20 | |
12129489555 | Socialism | Practiced by the Inca, where everyone worked for the good of the community with resources distributed as needs dictate | 21 | |
12129489556 | Cuzco | The Inca capital | 22 | |
12129489557 | Population | Americas and contemporary Europe were roughly the same | 23 | |
12129489558 | Cult of the son | The most identifiable religious practice held by the Inca | 24 |
AP World History-Middle Ages Flashcards
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