2128591148 | What was known as the middle ages? | Fall of Rome until the 15th century | 0 | |
2128592613 | All of Europe converts from polytheism to what? | Christianity | 1 | |
2128594272 | What were Western Europeans called? | Pagans | 2 | |
2128763871 | What areas were Arabs a threat to and why? | Spain and Italy; because they were a strong sea & land power | 3 | |
2128766037 | How did Europeans see the Muslims? | As a rival religion | 4 | |
2128767865 | What were the three continuities of Europeans? | University tradition, Gothic architecture, and devotion to Christianity | 5 | |
2128810429 | When was the period of chaotic conditions? | 500s to 900s | 6 | |
2128811304 | What did the fall of Rome lead to because public services ceased to function? | Decline of cities | 7 | |
2128815380 | Who was the only group that was literate? | Clergy | 8 | |
2128815976 | What is manorialism? | Everyone lived on feudal manors and each manor functioned as an individual country, similar to feudalism | 9 | |
2128818231 | Who were serfs? | Peasants that lived on each manor | 10 | |
2128819586 | What was the moldboard plow? | A steel plow that alleviated farming and increased the food production rate | 11 | |
2128822196 | What was the only solid organization? | Catholic church | 12 | |
2128822917 | What did the Pope in Rome become like? | An emperor | 13 | |
2128824305 | What were the clergy like? | Corrupt and tempted by worldly desires | 14 | |
2128825849 | What did corrupt clergy lead to? | Catholic reform movements | 15 | |
2128827256 | What did the Christian faith need to be balanced with? | Rational philosophy | 16 | |
2128831568 | Where did Rome gain classical knowledge from? | Italy, Byzantium, and Muslim Spain | 17 | |
2128837193 | Who was St. Bernard of Clairvaux? | A person who preached the absolute worship of God, faith is everything | 18 | |
2128839965 | Who was Thomas Aquinas? | A person who didn't have much faith, thought it was important to question everything | 19 | |
2128843061 | Which two icons did Christians pray to to get what they wanted from God? | Mary and Saints | 20 | |
2128843779 | What did medieval art focus on? | The church | 21 | |
2128845651 | What were the two types of architecture? | Romanesque and Gothic Churches | 22 | |
2128848106 | What is non-religious text called? | Secular writing | 23 | |
2128849727 | What are the three most famous secular writings? | Baywolf, Canterberry Tales, and Song of Roland | 24 | |
2128851996 | What happened around 1000 CE? | Trade began to revive and goods were exchanged at local fairs | 25 | |
2128855213 | What goods did Rome, the Low Countries, England, and Scandinavia trade? | Rome-foodstuffs Low Countries-cloth England-wool Scandinavia-lumber & furs | 26 | |
2128858772 | What three regions converted to Christianity and had animism & paganism wiped out? | Britain, Germany, and Scandinavia | 27 | |
2128875657 | What was the largest kingdom in France? | Carolingian dynasty | 28 | |
2128876783 | Who was Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)? | A guy who stopped the Muslims from conquering France in 732 CE | 29 | |
2128880347 | Who was Charlemagne? | The greatest king of France, crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 CE | 30 | |
2128884299 | What language did churches use? | Latin | 31 | |
2128886232 | What invention increased agricultural productivity and military ability? | Horse collar and stirrup | 32 | |
2128888189 | Noble rank was based on what? | Land ownership | 33 | |
2128890907 | What is feudalism? | System of obligation; everyone worked, had their own job | 34 | |
2128893180 | What was the first dynasty in France? | Capetian | 35 | |
2128894655 | Who took control of England in 1066 CE and what was the rule called? | William the Conqueror; Norman | 36 | |
2128896620 | What two factors characterized England's legislature? | Magna Carta and Parliament | 37 | |
2128899322 | Who was the 100 years war between? | England and France | 38 | |
2128901055 | What was the reconquista? | Spanish attempt to drive out Muslims from Iberia, successful | 39 | |
2128904772 | What did the commercial cities of the Baltic form? | The Hanseatic League Trade Alliance | 40 | |
2128910990 | What two luxury goods came into demand? | Silk and spices | 41 | |
2128914171 | What were the two purposes of guilds? | To protect members and control quality | 42 | |
2129012123 | What did people begin to form to finance expeditions? | Capitalistic trading companies | 43 | |
2129015126 | What was the women's status in Rome compared to that of Arabs? | Women were less segregated but gradually lost status | 44 | |
2129022580 | What crucial invention was brought from China? | Gunpowder | 45 | |
2129025965 | What three nations become dominant after the 100 years war? | England, France, and Spain | 46 | |
2129028521 | What two things did the Black Death of 1348 lead to? | Population decline and social change | 47 | |
2129033288 | What two things made knights and castles obsolete? | Cannon and Artillery | 48 | |
2129036755 | Why was there a dispute over the pope at Avignon? | No one knew who the "true" pope was | 49 | |
2129038594 | What characterized the start of Modern Europe? | End of feudalism | 50 | |
2129040247 | What were the continuities of Europe? | Expansionist tendencies, firm Christian belief system, political innovation, distinct architecture, and capitalist impulse | 51 |
Chapter 10: A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe Flashcards
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