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52 Cards in this Set
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Europe is the__________continent. (smallest, second smallest, largest)
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second smallest
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Term for a tax the church required of Christians...
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tithe
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Define fief...
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land granted to a vassal
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Which group conquered the Roman province of Gaul?
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the Franks
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The Roman province of Gaul is now which European nation?
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France
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Which Frankish leader attempted to revive the Latin language?
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Charlemagne
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Term for the code of conduct for Medieval knights...
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chivalry
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In return for plots of land, vassals were obligated to provide....
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military service for the lord
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The main ingredients of the feudal economy....
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farming and self-sufficiency
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This document outlined the rights of a town....
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charter
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The major contribution to improving life in the Middle Ages provided by nuns and monks....
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caring for the sick and poverty-stricken
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Define usury...
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lending money with interest charged in its repayment
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Which term in the chapter was used to mean "worldly"?
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secular
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The main complaint of religious people about the Medieval Church...
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the church had become corrupt
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Name the reforms that addressed corruption in the church....
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Cluniac reforms
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A peasant who was bound to the land...
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serf
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This group conquered the Roman province of Gaul
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Franks
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Lords granted land and housing to peasants in exchange for .....
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working on the land and making repairs (to buildings for example)
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New agricultural technologies led to what significant change?
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increased food production (and population growth)
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What replaced the wooden plow in the Middle Ages?
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The iron plow
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What "technology" allowed farmers to replace the ox with the horse for plowing purposes?
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an improved harness
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The most important economic activity in a medieval town
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trade
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At which battle was the Muslim invasion of Europe stopped?
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Battle of Tours
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Chivalry regulated relationships between which 2 groups?
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noblemen/noble women
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Which group made up the largest segment of feudal society?
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peasants
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What was it about the church that allowed it to hold such power over people in the Middle
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it claimed to decide which people would achieve slavation
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Which reforms addressed church corruption?
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Cluniac reforms
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The ________field system helped bring about the agricultural revolution?
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3 field system
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The punishment for disobeying church law....
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excommunication
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What was the main cause for the decline of the feudal system?
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revival of trade in European cities
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The difference between the soil around the Med. Sea and the soil further north in Europe
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Soil near Med. Sea was thin, sandy;
soil further north in Europe was heavy and rich |
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The other name for Charlemagne....
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Charles the Great
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Of the groups invading Europe, the most destructive....
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Vikings
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Define Missi Domenici....
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Frankish officials sent out to inspect the kingdom
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In addition to conquering much of North Africa, the Muslims conquered much of the southern half of this European country....
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Spain
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Iron was or was not a plentiful natural resource in Europe....
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it was
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Which of these is not correct...
Most Germanic people of the early Middle Ages were farmers, herders, hunters |
hunters
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Magyars were:
religious leaders invaders vassals primitive toaster ovens |
invaders
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At what age did boys become squires?
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seven
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This means to leave a field unplanted in hopes of regaining its fertility
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fallow
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How did the breakdown of central authority in Europe lead to the development of feudalism?
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Feudalism offers protection, structure, order, safety that would otherwise be lacking in the absence of a central authority.
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St. Patrick spread Christianity in.....
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Ireland
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Which saint spread Christianity in England?
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St. Augustine
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This person wrote books about science, medicine, and philosophy and attracted attention of leaders because of her "visions"
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Hildegard
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Baptism, matrimony, and extreme unction are examples of ______in the Catholic Church
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Sacraments
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This time period was also known as the Age of Faith
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Middle Ages
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The first to use notations of AD and BC....
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the Venerable Bede
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Which pope forbade priests to marry
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Pope Gregory VII
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Which pope forbade the selling of positions (simony) in the church?
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Pope Gregory VII
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Franciscan order of monks named after this person....
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Francis of Assisi
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Giving 10 percent of earning is an example of this....
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Tithe
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The term for the "excommunication" of an entire village or town...
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interdiction
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