World history study guide

what are the years of the great Schism?

1378-1417

Gothic architecture reached it's peak during what century?

13th

the years given for the 4 crusades' are

1095-1204

define wergild

a fine paid by a wrongdoer to the family of the person he or she injured or killed

define patrician

a wealthy powerful landowner

define heresy

the denial of basic church doctrines

what institution suffered the most b/c of the crusade's?

feudalism

the inquisition began what year?

1252

list 2 leaders who fought each other at the battle of hastings in 1066?

William the duke of Normandy vs. King Harold

define vernacular

the language of everyday speech in a particular region

define chivalry

the code of ethics that kings were supposed to uphold

define procurator

in the roman empire, an official in charge of a province

Theodosius the great made this proclamation about religion and the roman empire

he made christianity the official religion of the empire

the vikings settled in this region in 911?

Normandy

the 2 countries that fought in the 100 years wars were

England and France

the visigoth people came from this region of Europe

the black sea area

in 1215 the nobles of england forced King _______ to sign the _______.

1- King John
2- Magna Carta

Bologna was the site of the first __________in Europe

1- University

farmer activities in:
February/March

planting spring crops

farmer activities in:
June/July

weeding crops and sheep shearing

farmer activities in:
august

Harvest time

farmer activities in:
october

planting winter crops

farmer activities in:
november

slaughtering excess livestock

Cyril created an alphabet for what group of people

the Slavic

who sacked Rome and deposed of the Emperor Romulus Augustus? What year

Odoacer; 476

the body of civil laws was his greatest contribution to
western civilization

Justinian I

Define Carruca

A heavy wheeled plow with iron plowshare

define infidel

an unbeliever, a term applied to muslims during the crusades'

the reconquista of spain took this long

700 years

the Black_______killed____ of Europe's population between______ and 1351

1-Plague
2-1/3
3-1357

he was crowned emperor of the Romans in 800?

Charlemagne

define Scholasticism

a medieval philosophical and theological system that tried to reconcile faith and reason

define manor

in Medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a a lordran and peasants worked

they babylon captivity years were: _________. it refers to the time when th _____of the Catholic church resided in _______France

1- 1305-1377
2- popes
3- Avignon

the investiture controversy involved what pope and what king? it was settled in 1122 by what document?

1- King henry IV vs. Pope Gregory II
2- Concordat of Worms

Define Vassal

under feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity

define patriarch:

the head of the eastern orthodox church, originally appointed by the byzantine emperor

define bourgeoisies'

the middle class, including industrialists and professional people

in 1469 Isabella of __________ married Ferdinand of __________thier marriage united the empires of what country?

1- Castile
2- Aragon
3- Spain

the 4th crusades was used as an opportunity to promote the interest of the city_______. it also led to partial destruction of this major city_________________.

1- Venice
2- Constantinople

the ___________economy replaced the ___________systems as the major way of exchanging goods and services in Europe.

1- money
2- barter

this woman had 8 children and 2 of her sons became kings of england. who was she?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Nero was the roman emperor persecuted__________. he also blamed them for the ___________that destroyed much of________in 64 CE

1- Christians
2-Fire
3-Rome

the Domesday book was used by _______________________. he used it to take a _______ of England. it was last done by the romans.

1- William the Conqueror
2- census

the battle of Crecy was the first major battle of what war

the hundred years war

Jerusalem was conquered by the christian crusades in 1099. how many years did they have control of the city before Saladin recaptured it.

88 years

in the 10th and the 11th centuries the Macedonian Emperor increased trade in the Byzantine Empire by trading what 2 items?

metalworks and silk

list 3 shines that medieval christians visited

1- City of Jerusalem
2-Rome
3- Santiago de compstela

list the combination of the mammal and insect that helped spread the bubonic plague?

Rats and Fleas

Vassals had to perform military services for their lords About how many days was required of vassals for military obligation?

40 days