AP World History-Middle Ages Flashcards

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