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Unit 5: Medieval Europe
Unit 5: Medieval Europe
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1
What legal principle did the Code of Justinian develope?
No illegal search & seizures.
Evidence must be provided in criminal & civil cases.
Trial by jury.
Innocent until proven guilty.
2
Goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades....
Establish Christianity in western Europe.
Capture the Holy Land from Islam.
Unite Arab peoples.
Strengthen the power of European rulers.
3
Why was Constantinople the center of the Byzantine Empire?
The pope made it the capital of the Christian world.
A Roman emperor had moved the capital eastwards.
Religious center of Islam.
Was geographically isolated from other empires.
4
Characteristic of feudal society in medieval Europe.
Economic equality.
Representative govt.
Exchange of land for services.
Protecting individual rights.
5
What did the Byzantinians develop?
Social & political equality.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Civil service exam.
Islam.
6
How do historians view the Crusades?
It has little importance.
Subject to modern debate & interpretation.
Shows the importance of tolerance & understanding.
They neglect it.
7
Describe the role of women during the Middle Ages.
Treated as "queens".
Were submissive to men in public & private affairs.
Equal to men.
Lived apart from men.
8
What unified medieval eastern Europe?
Monarchy.
Legislature.
Military.
Church.
9
Which is characteristic of Gothic architecture?
High-vaulted ceilings.
Obelisks.
Rounded arches.
Domes.
10
Compared to Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy had.....
Priests may not marry.
The Patriach & bishops head the church.
Services in Latin.
Pope heads the church.
11
Medieval manors were....
Owned by serfs.
Economically self-sufficient.
Not an important part to the church for daily life.
Only growing barley.
12
WHO?
Argued that men could judge govt. laws vs natural laws & could overthrow unjust rulers.
Charlemagne
St. Thomas Aquinas
Tupac
Justinian
13
Effect of the Great Schism?
Food shortages.
stimulated trade with the East.
Authority of the church questioned.
Killed 1/3 of Europe's population.
14
How did the church control the Holy Wars & crusaders?
Landlords controlled where wars took place.
Only could fight on holidays.
Religion was dictated by custom & feudal law.
The Church limited when & where Christians could fight.
15
Compare India's caste system to the feudal system in Europe.
Social equality.
Aquisition of wealth.
Divided society into hereditary social classes.
Encouraged trade.
16
Important effect of the Hundred Years' War?
New weapons ended medieval Europe.
England controlled France.
Black Death spread.
Renaissance had no effect in England or France.
17
Feudalism developed after....
Mongols invaded.
Renaissance began.
Constantinople fell to the Ottomans.
Repeated invasions.
18
Which event happened 1st in Western Europe?
Roman Empire collapsed after invasions.
Warfare disrupted trade.
People left villages, towns & cities.
Travel unsafe because of violence.
19
What was the importance of Constantinople's location?
It was an important trade center.
China sent/traded gold.
It was located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Africans traded more there.
20
The Black Death spread to Europe by...
Merchants from West Africa.
Barbarians from Scandinavia.
Traders from Asia.
Explorers from the Americas.
21
Impact of the Crusades.....
Increased trade between Europe & Asia.
Power to the serfs!
Promoted religious freedom.
European influence to Africa.
22
Describe the era of Middle Ages.
The rise of Islam.
Early rise of Christianity.
Crusades start.
Western Europe after the fall of Rome.
