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ESSAY:




Explain how the Middle Ages can truly be called the Dark Ages. Discuss at least two factors the helped bring Europe out of the Dark Ages.

Europe was darkened, spiritually, by a twisted view of Christianity that advanced ignorance of the Scripture and lifted up man.




A few things that helped Europe get out of the Dark Ages was the invention of the printing press, the growth of towns and businesses, and the growing freedom the occurred.

made it illegal for anyone but the church to own a copy of the Bible
Council of Toulouse
this killed 1/3 to 1/2 of the entire population of Europe
Black Death
the first medieval university was established in this city
Salerno
Charles Martel defeated the Muslims at this battle
Battle of Tours
states that Christ founded His church on Peter, not Himself
Petrine Theory
early medieval scientist from England
Bacon
painted "The Last Supper"
Leonardo da Vinci
"Morning Star of the Reformation"
Wycliffe
wrote "The Canterbury Tales"
Chaucer
promoted scholasticism and Thomism
Aquinas
fiery preacher in Florence
Savonarola
author of "The Prince"
Machiavelli
Italian sculptor of "David" and "Moses"
Michelangelo
preached for the Second Crusade
Bernard of Clairvaux
painted "School of Athens"
Raphael
supported the arts
patron
middle-class town
burg
piece of land owned by the lord
fief
service and worship book
breviary
association of trade unions
guild
these type of churches are known for their tall walls and large, pointed windows
Gothic
he built the largest empire since the Roman Empire--the most famous of the Carolingian line
Charlemagne
he began the Brethren of Common Life
Gerhard Groote
he was instrumental in founding the Holy Roman Empire
Otto the Great
this position had much power during the Merovingian rule
Mayor of the Palace
crusade that was met with limited success, establishing four kingdoms in Palestine
First
invaders from Scandinavia who pillaged the coastline of Europe and England
Vikings
he wrote "Divine Comedy"
Dante
code of conduct for the knights and nobility of the Middle Ages
chivalry
treaty that divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts
Verdun
monks that preach and do missionary work called
friars
famous missionary who took the gospel to the people of Ireland
Patrick
the powerful banking family in Florence
Medici
sultan of Egypt who successfully united the Muslims against the Crusaders
Saladin
crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas Day, A.D. 800
Charlemagne
way of life based upon the ownership and use of land
feudalism
combining Greek philosophy with Roman theology
scholasticism
sacred acts that "earned" God's grace
sacraments
the lord's land worked by the serfs
demesne
withdrawing from society
monasticism
he gave the papal states to the pope
Pepin
Johann Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press around this year
1440
Flanders was known for this good
wool
he wrote the classic "The Imitation of Christ"
Thomas a Kempis
under this pope the papacy attained its zenith of power and prestige
Innocent III
Frederick Barbarossa was from this line of kings
Hohenstaufen
three orders of monks
Benedictine, Dominican, Franciscan
meaning for the Latin word "pope"
father
Where the oldest German university was located?
Prague
crusade led by great kings, including Richard I
Third
single most powerful institution in western Europe
papacy
where John Huss preached
Bohemia
a time of rival popes within the Roman church
Great Schism
Frankish king that began the Merovingian line of kings
Clovis
the first medieval pope
Gregory