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Monastaries and Convents preserved what 2 kinds of literature?
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Reilgious & Classical
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What mix of customs were the foundations of the Early Middle Ages?
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Greco-Roman, Germanic, Christian
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What was the most important institution of the Middle Ages?
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The Roman Catholic Church
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What are some important contributions of the medieval church?
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Spread of Christianity, Preservation of Greco-Roman knowledge
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Monasteries not only served religious needs, but________ needs as well.
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Social
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Why did fuedalism develope in Western Europe?
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People needed protection from invaders
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Manors were mostly _______________,meaning they could support themselves.
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Self-Sufficient
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What were peasants bound to the land called?
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Serfs
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What was land given to a vassal?
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A fief
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This usually had a church, mill, 1-room huts, and a big house.
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Manor
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What did the feudal lords give to the peasants and artisans who lived on the land?
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Protection, shelter, food, land
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What king reestablished Roman culture to Western Europe?
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Charlemagne
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Which Germanic Tribe was the strongest?
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The Franks
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What proves the political power of the church in the Eraly Middle Ages?
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The Pope had the power to annoint kings
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Why did the Vikings stop their raids in the 11th Century?
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They settled in Hungary.
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Who are th invaders fromm Scandanavia? From Central Asia? From the Middle East?
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In that order: The Vikings, The Magyars, The Muslims
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3 examples of how invasions disrupted the economy, society, politics of Europe.
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Castles were built, feudal system strengthened, towns emptied.
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What trade route connected Asia to Europe?
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Silk Roads
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What trade route connected Northeast Africa to Northwest Africa?
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Trans-Saharan Trade Route
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What religion was spread across the Trans-Saharan Trade Route?
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Islam
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What Continents were connected by trade routes?
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Europe & Asia, North Africa
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Near what ocean did spice come from?
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Indian
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Trade route created ________ _________ among different civilizations
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Cultural Diffusion
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Roman authority goes ____ , while the authority of the Roman Catholic Church goes ____.
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Roman:down
Catholic Church:up |
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Pope ___ __ crowned ___________ the ____ _____ _______.
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Pope Leo III crowed Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor.
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