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286816988the middle agesthe time between the fall of the roman empire of the west to the rise of kings and nation-states (aka the dark ages)0
286816989early middle agesbarbaric and muslim invasions, dominance of the catholic church, charlemagne and the frankish kingdom and other germanic invasions like ostrogoths, vandals, ect1
286816990high middle agesbarbaric invasions, feudalism, code of chivalry, manor system and dominance of catholic church2
286816991late middle agesrise of cities and kings, formation of nation-states, decline of the catholic church, no more barbaric invasions, kings=stronger, bubonic plauge3
286816992early middle agesafter the fall of the roman empire of the west, germanic tribes like the vandals, ostogoths, franks, ect. established small kingdoms, franks=most significan ger. tribe4
286816993pepin 2 or pepin the shortfather of charlemagne, had a pact w/ pope about lombards and the papal states, crowned by pope, legitimancy of rule for kings, birth of the charlemagne dynasty5
286816994charlemagnerelgious and intelligent ruler, military leader, father of europe, kept muslims from taking over frankish kingdom, crowned holy roman emperor by pope leo2 on xmas day6
286816995charlemangewhen he died, frankish kingdom went to his son-louis pious7
286816996louis piousson of charlemange, divided kingdom into 3 parts for his three children--known as the treaty of verdun(charles the bald-west king, lothair-central sect, louis the german-east)8
286816997three key concepts of middle agesfeudalsim, chivalry, the manor system9
286971543feudalsimpolitical system, a decentralized gov't, loyalty to clan or family, relationship of obligation b/t lord and vassals10
286971544obligations from the vassal to the lordloyalty to lord, protect lord+fam, fight for lord in battles, administer fair justice for the lord, feed and house the lord11
286971545obligations from the lord to the vassalgrant fief and allow for inheritance, treat vassal with honor, protect vassals children upon death of vassal,12
286971546primogenitureshipwhen first vassal recieves fief he says oldest son will inherit fief and have to listen to lord13
286971547process of becoming a knightpage: ages 5-7 feed horse, make bed, watch knight, squire:age 14 prove self in a battle, put armour on knight, be dubbed a knight14
286971548chivalryfear God, fight for welfare of all, administer justice, guard fellow knights, keep catholic faith, be truthful at all times, respect women, never turn back on enemy15
286971549the manor systemeconomic system, land ownership of fief + manor, manor=self-sufficient, manor=estate, only time lord left was when he had obligations to feudal lord16
286971550life of serfs on manorworked land for lord, so poor they became enslaved in order to survive, could not marry or own property, peasants17
286971551life of free peasants on manorrented land from lord, skilled workers who attended to lord in exchange for protection, worked in the fields18
286971552religious dominationlooked to church for guidence, church taught to endure hardships in life for reward in heaven, encouraged to be priests and nuns, daily prayer and daily mass19
286971553political dominationpapal declaration, canon law, enforcement of punishment (excommunication-one person, interdict-village or town, inquisition-trial system for heretics)20
286971554hereticspeople who were against the catholic church21
286971555papal declarationcivil law was below church law; ruler of europe was the pope22
286971556canon lawlaws of the catholic church; had to abide and not question them23
286971557hierarchy of the catholic churchpope, curia(cardinals who advise the pope), cardinals('princes of the church'), archbishops, bishops, priests24
286971558economic dominationpope was land owner,10% of salary 2 church , peters pence(1cent per yr for popes charities, donations, monastic agriculture, monastic trade(wine), fair labor25
286971559social dominationmarriage and family, the poor-establishment of hospitals, orphanages, and poor houses run by members of religious life26
286971560monasticismthe giving up of the material world for life of prayer and hardship for ones family, being in the presence of God at all times27
286971561monasteryeither an all male or female religious community28
286971562education of priests/nunschurch only allowed those in religious life to be educated, some fathers forced girls to commit as early as 1329
286971563monks and nunsteachers, nurses, social workers, farmers, or created illuminated manuscripts30
286971564founders of monasticismst. bendict and st. scholastics- benedictines st. francis of assisi and st. clare- franciscans31
286971565characteristics of late middle agesend of feudalism, decline of church power, rise of kings, development of nationstates, revival of towns, growth of trade, greater intrest in education an learning32
286971566crusadesweakened church, muslims controlled holy land, crusaders began to believe God had abandoned them, fifth crusade made people angry at the church33
286971567babylonian captivityweakened church, two popes one in france on in italy, pope was french-french kings made him go to france for power, cardinals elected new pope to be in rome34
286971568great schismweakened church, both popes stepped down, headquarters of church=rome, only italian cardinals elected pope from then on35
286971569black deathweakened church, bubonic plauge, via trade w/ china, 1/3 of europe died, people felt abandonded by church/God36
286971570rise of kings/formation of nation stateskings grew strong-able to defend land, wanted to take on greatness of charlemagne, civil authority=stronger then church37
286971571formation of nation statespeople began being more loyal to king then to pope, king could defend people better as well as property/busniess, first 2 countries=england and france38
287160135revival of townsend of feudalism, protected by new kings, located near good harbors, grew larger with increase of trade ex. london, paris, madrid, etc.39
287160136growth of tradegreat intrest for items crusaders brought from the holy land, merchants set up shops, growth of middle class, led to organized banking system in europe40
287160137greater intrest in education and culturebirths of uni. such as oxford, uni of paris, uni of bologna; books written in vernacular language, little tech advancement in middle ages b/c church only let priests, nuns, and monks be educated41

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