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574832693Time Period of the Middle Ages500-1450
574832694The fall of Rome left three societiesByzantine, Arab, Latin Christendom
574832695Latin Christendom was famous for what?Local Trading
574832696Crowned Emperor the the west under Pope Leo III on Christmas day 800, and he united Latin Christendom under one king.Charlemagne
574832697Dominant form of political organization during the Middle ages?Feudalism
574832698Due to the rise of the Monarchies, kings established?Royal Court systems
574832699One tactic used by the monarchs of the Middle Ages to increase their power?Sent baliffs
574832700Kings of England who attempted to form it into a nation?Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)
574832701Who founded the Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)?Henry II
574832702Clash between the Houses of Lancaster and York that led to the accession of the Tudor Dynasty?War of Roses
574832703Who monarch followed the Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485)?Tudor Dynasty
574832704The Plantagenet Kings (1154-1485) laid the groundwork for parliament with?The Magna Carta (1215)
577367166French dynasty in 987?Capetian dynasty
577367167The Capetian dynasty was founded by?Hugh Capet
577367168Who attempted to unify France in the Middle Ages?Louis IX (ninth) (1226-1270)
577367169Louis IX (ninth) (1226-1270) main accomplishment?Abolish serfdom in France, in which began the process of forming a nation
577367170Who founded the Holy Roman Empire in 962?Otto 1
577367171German dynasty that ran the HRE until the death of Frederick II?Hohenstaufen dynasty
577367172During the middle ages who was at the center of monasteries?St. Benedict
577367173Who was in charge of Rome in the middle ages?The Bishop of Rome was the power in the church and the power in Rome.
577367174This proclaims the legitimacy and supremacy of the Pope over all other bishops of the Catholic Church?Petrine Supremacy Doctrine
577367175Document that allegedly granted the Papacy control of the Papal States?Donation of Constantine
577367176Missionaries converted barbicans throughout the West stopping Islamic expansion at?Tours (732)
577367177This individual helped at the battle of Tours 732?Charles "The Hammer" Martel
577367178Two religions given the Papal blessing by Pope Innocent III?The Franciscans and The Dominicans
577367179Two pre-Reformation reformers who challenged the Church and Clergy?John Wycliffe + Jan Hus
577367180Name given to the followers of John Wycliffe who called for a more personal relationship with God:Lollards in England
577367181Odd group of "reformers" who thought self-abuse would purge sin from the world?Order of the Flagellants
577367182Term for the splitting of the Orthodox and Catholic churches in 1054?The Great Schism
577367183Conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry VI over the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals.Lay Investiture
577367184Four powerful popes of the Middle Ages?Gregory VII(1073-1085),Pope Urban II (1088-1094),Pope Innocent III (1198-1216), Pope Boniface VIII,
577367185Who clashed with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over Lay investiture?Gregory VII(1073-1085):
577367186Who launched the 1st Crusade 1095 to retake the Holy Land?Pope Urban II (1088-1094)
577367187Who called the 4th Lateran Council?Pope Innocent III (1198-1216)
577367188Who began the practice of the sale of indulgences and was arrested by King Phillip the Fair of France in 1303?Pope Boniface VIII
577367189Pope who issued Unam Sanctam?Pope Boniface VIII
577367190Location of the Papacy during the Babylonian Captivity?Avignon
577367191Name given to the time when there were two Popes, one in Rome and one in Avignon?The great schism
577367192Council held in 1409 that led to the election of a 3rd Pope:Council of Pisa
577367193Council in 1414 that dismissed all three current Popes and elected Martin V?Council of Constantine
577367194What abuses did the church deal with in the Middle Ages?Simony, nepotism, indulgences, and married clergy
577367195Dominant economic system of the Middle Ages; Serfs were essential.Manoralism
577367196Group of towns along the North and Baltic Seas that formed an economic league until the 17th CenturyHanseatic League
577367197Artisan organizations that set the prices and ensured the quality of the goods they produced; they also limited competition from goods from other towns.Guilds
577367198Intellectual movement that called for more precise though and attempted to learn more about the divine.Scholasticism
577367199Author of the scholastic work,Summa ThelogicaThomas Aquinas
577367200Medieval thinker who was a Nominalist and famous for Ockham's Razor?William of Ockham (1288-1348):
577367201Early European universitiesBologna (circa 1088), Paris (1160-1170), Oxford (circa 1096), Cambridge (Circa 1209), Heidelberg (circa 1386)
577367202Famous book written in 1486 to guide witch hunter? Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches):
577367203Medieval forms of entertainment?Blood sports: Beer Baiting Joustry: Jousting Tournaments
577367204Wealthy prey on the poor (corrupt land lords: "protection rackets"). Exploitation of the lower class was called?"Fur- Collar" Crime
577367205Characters who would attack you on the road, bandits?Highwaymen
577367206Two major 14th century peasants revolts?The "Jacquerie" Rebellion in 1358 France & Wat Tyler's Rebellion (1381) in England
577367207Results of the arrival of the Black Death in 1348?Decimated the population, Led to high wages, and peasant rebellions.

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