W.h.: C10Barbarians & Vikings & C11 Byzantine Empire

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An era of European History (500-1500AD) w/ roots in classical heritage of Rome, belief in Roman Catholic Church & customs of many Germanic tribes

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Middle Ages

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also called the Dark Ages or Medieval Period

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land just beyond the border of a country

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frontier

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Rome stationed troops on their _______ to protect its borders.

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Primitive, without training in arts, science, or government

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uncivilized

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Germanic, English and Asian tribes were u___________

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uncivilized primitive people, people living outside Greece or Rome in the days of the Roman Empire

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barbarians

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Romans referred to all people except themselves as b_______________

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A member of a Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman Empire

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Vandal

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the v_________ looted and destroyed everything in their paths

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forced to live away from home in a foreign land

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exiled

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Eric the Red was e_____ from his home in Iceland.

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a long story of brave deeds

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saga

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Vikings used oral history to tell s______ of their heroes, myths & legends. Ex. Norse Mythology

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In 527AD a high ranking Nobleman succeeded his uncle to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. His main General was Belisarius whose conquests recovered North Africa and eventually most of the former Roman Empire

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Justinian

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J_______ was a Byzanine Emperor who conquered nearly all of Italy & Spain. He ruled as head of state & the church

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The body of Roman civil law collected and organized by order of he Byzantine emperor Justinian in AD534.

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Justinian Code

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4 Works of the J_____ C____ were The Code, The Digest, The Institutes & The Novellae

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A church built by Justinian meaning "Holy Wisdom" in Greek & the most splendid in the Christian World

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Hagia Sofia

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rebuilt from the original church destroyed by riots in 532AD in Constantinople

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Greek for "horse" & "racecourse", colosseum used for horse racing

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Hippodrome

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horseracing arena holding 60,000 spectators

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Wife of Justinian an Empress who made laws protecting women and granting women greater benefits in divorces

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Empress Theodora

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Also ended persecution against the Menophytes,a nonconformist Christian sect.

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the leading bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church but who also bowed to the emperor

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patriarch

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church authority with power subservient to Emperor Justinian

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Religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid thier devotions; banned by Pope Leo III as idol worship

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icons

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Icons could be any artifact that had a connection with Jesus

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Popes held the power to declare emperors to be outcasts of the holy Roman Church.

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excommunication

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One Byzantine Emperor wa e_______________ for trying to outlaw icons in the church.

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Invented by Cyril & Methodius for slavic languages including Russian so the Slavic people could read the Bible

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Cyrillic Alphabet

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Slavs were people inhabiting the forests north of the Black Sea. The C______ A_____ allowed them to read the Bible

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Germanic people who setled in Roman Province of Gaul (France) & established a great Empire in Middle Ages

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Franks

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The F______ prospered under the Carolingian Dynasty

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Religious community of men called Monks who have given up their possessions to devote to a life of prayer & worship

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monasteries

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Monks lived in m___________,
were celebate, and devoted lives to God.

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Religious community of women called Nuns who gave up their possessions to devote to a life of prayer & worship

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convents

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Nuns lived in c______, were celebate, and devoted lives to God.

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concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

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secular

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Under Pope Gregory I the papacy became a s_____ or worldly power involved in politics.

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The family that would rule the Frankish Kingdom from 721-987 AD

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Carolingian Dynasty

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The Pope's coronation of Pepin the Short "King by the grace of God" was the beginning of the C__________ D_______ .

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son of Pepin The Short who became king in 771AD and the most powerful King in western Europe. Encouraged learning, a just Gov't, and fairer estate management.

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Charlemagne or "Charles the Great"

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Very tall 6'4" , ruled 47 yrs., doubled size of Frankish Empire by reuniting the West with East and joining Germanic power, the Church, and heritage of Roman Empire

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A political system in which Nobles are granted use of lands that legally belong to the King, in exchange for loyalty, military service, protection of the people on the land & the King

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Feudalism

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F________ had its roots in the "feuding" of Charlemagne's sons after his death w/ the Treaty of Verdun dividing the Empire into 3 parts which had weak central government

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A landowner who granted land (fiefs) to vassals in return for protection & other services

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lord

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lords could tax peasants w/ marriage tax, mill tax and property tax

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land granted to a vassal

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fief

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f____ were land allotted to vassals

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gave support to the lord in military service for land grants

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vassal

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Feudalism depended on land control. The v_______ got land in return for giving the lord their loyalty in war & service

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mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lands in exchange for fiefs

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knights

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King Arthur & the k______ of the round table represented feudalism in England

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people who could not own land but worked the land for their vassal

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peasants

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most of european society were peasants

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people who could not lawfully leave their birthplace & were bound to the land, but were not slaves to be bought & sold by the lord

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serfs

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a s____ worked for the lord & was bound to the land

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The lord's estate; an economic system based on obligations between lord & serf. Lords provided housing, farmland, & protection from bandits while serfs tended the land, cared for animals, & performed tasks to maintain the estate

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Manor

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a M_____ was 900-3,000 acres of farmland worked in crop rotation

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a church tax peasant families paid to the priest

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tithe

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T______ , Mill tax, and marriage tax were paid by peasants.

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Book written by William Langland in 1362 AD revealing the harshness of English Peasant life.

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Piers Plowman

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Christians during Medieval times believed that God determined a person's place in society. (predestination prevented their rebellion)