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Charles Martel
Defeating Muslims in battle of Tours in 732; ends Merovingian Dynasty
Pepin the Short
King of the Franks (751-768) who founded the Carolingian dynasty. He was the first King of the Franks to be anointed by the Pope, and he consolidated the Frankish kingdom by defeating the Lombards and the Aquitanians.
Clovis
King of the Franks who ruled from 481 to 511. He converted to Christianity and united the Frankish tribes, establishing the Merovingian dynasty.
Franks
A Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul.
Leif Eriksson
Norwegian explorer, son of Erik the Red, first to explore the Americas
Canon Law
Church law
William the Conqueror
duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England
Charlemagne
800 AD crowned by the Pope as the head of the Holy Roman Empire. His palace was at Aachen in central Europe
Treaty of Verdun
(843) Treaty that ended power struggle of Charlemagne's 3 sons after his death and split Franks into 3 kingdoms
Vikings
Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia
Alfred the Great
(849-899) King of Wessex from 871 to 899; defeated Danish invaders and united Anglo- Saxon England under his control. He compiled a code of laws and promoted learning.
Pope Leo III
Crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor
Battle of Hastings
the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons and left England open for the Norman Conquest
Richard the Lion-Hearted
English king, leader of the Third Crusade, agreed to a truce with Saladin
Role of Monks and Nuns
Lived a simple life, helped people in need, and spread Christianity
Feudalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection
Knighthood
The process of becoming a knight (Page, Squire, Knight)
Growth of trade
Spreading of Christianity and cultures of different countries; increased exchange of foreign goods
Hundred Years War
War between France and Britain started by Philip VI (France) and Edward III (England), lasted 116 years, Edwardian War, Caroline War, and Lancastrian War (1337 to 1453)
Black Death
a major outbreak of plague, carried by rats, that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe
Magna Carta
the royal charter of political rights for nobility which nobles forced King John to sign
King John of England
tyrant king who signed the Magna Carta at the end of a conflict that was a result of high taxes
Henry II of England
Married Eleanor of Aquitaine and got French land from her, strengthened royal courts, introduced jury and common law
Estates General
An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates (clergy, nobility, and commoners) in France.
Inquisition
A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s.
Parliament
the lawmaking body of British government made up of the House of Lords (nobility) and House of Commons (middle class and knights)
Manorialism
Economic system during the Middle Ages that revolved around self-sufficient farming estates where lords shared their land to peasants for their labor
1st Crusade (1096-1099)
The pope ordered Crusaders to successfully take over Jerusalem (Israel) because Christians were being denied access and were threatening Constantinople.
2nd Crusade (1147-1149)
A failed attempt to recapture Jerusalem after 1st crusaders were pushed out
3rd Crusade (1189-1192)
King's Crusade - Richard the Lionheart, Philip II Augustus, Frederick Barbarossa. Saladin has Muslim opposing forces. The agreement between the king's and Saladin allows Christians to pilgrim to Jerusalem
4th Crusade (1202-1204)
European Crusaders, turn on one another. Constantinople is sacked.
Tithe
Church tax
Simony
the buying and selling of church offices
Urban II (1088-1099)
Called the First Crusade to help the beseiged Eastern Empire and to rescue the Holy Land from the Muslims
Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
-Grew up in peasant family; very religious
-Claimed that God told her that she was to free France and ensure coronation of dauphin Charles VII; gets army form him
-At age 17 she rescued city of Orleans from siege in 1429 (turning point of war) and restored french sprit and confidence; charles crowned king in Reims
-Captured by Burgundians (ENG allies); tried as witch and burned at stake
-Slowly France reclaimed land and war finally ended in 1453 with only Calais as the remaining English territory in continental Europe
Chivalry
a code of behavior between feudal knights and nobles
lay investiture
A ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials
three-field system
A rotational system for agriculture in which one field grows grain, one grows legumes, and one lies empty. It increased crop production
Philip II (Augustus) of France
King of France; 3rd Crusade; granted charters; organized army; created a national tax
Great Schism 2
Caused by Babylonian Captivity. A time when two Popes were in power Avignon, France vs Rome, Italy
Babylonian Captivity
The period when all popes were French and resided in Avignon, France, starting with Clement V. This angered Italians and led to the Great Schism.
Italian Renaissance
rebirth of Classical (Greece/Rome) art/architecture - humanistic focus - patrons - families like Medici and the Catholic Church - blended natural world w/ religion - transition away from religion
Northern Renaissance
An extension of the Italian Renaissance to the nations Germany, Flanders, France, and England; it took on a more religious nature than the Italian Renaissance
Perspective Drawing
A form of pictorial drawing to provide the depth and distortion that is seen with the human eye.
Patron
Financial supporter of the arts
Shakespeare
A popular English playwright and poet in the 16th century.
Petrarch
Father of Humanism
Da Vinci
Mona Lisa, Vitruvian man, and The Last Supper
Michelangelo
Painted the Sistine Chapel, Pieta, Last Judgement and sculpted David
Raphael
Madronas and School of Athens
Rabelais
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Thomas More
He was a English humanist that contributed to the complexities of man. He wrote Utopia, a book that represented a revolutionary view of society.
Gutenberg
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468); Gutenberg Bible
Middle Ages v. Renaissance
Connected with religion and church v. Connected to people's emotions and nature
Tudors
English royal family, dynasty founded by Henry VII
Machiavelli
wrote The Prince and founded Machiavellian
Vernacular
everyday language
Location of the Renaissance
Started in Italy and spread through Europe
Brunelleschi
El Domo
Donatello
Bronze David
Botticelli
Birth of Venus, Primavera
Dante
wrote the Divine Comedy
Boccaccio
Wrote the Decameron
Castiglione
wrote the Courtier
Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441); Painted the Virgin and the Chancellor Rollin, Ghent Altarpiece, and Wedding Portrait
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Flemish Renaissance painter known for landscapes and depictions of peasant life; Painted Peasant Wedding
Erasmus
(1466-1536) Dutch Humanist and friend of Sir Thomas More. Believed the problems in the Catholic Church could be fixed; did not support the idea of a Reformation. Wrote Praise of Folly.
Humanism
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
Medici Family
powerful banking family who ruled Florence in the 1400s, patrons of the arts
Secular
worldly; political
Durer
Focused on human proportions and famous woodcuttings
El Greco
Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
Cervantes
wrote Don Quixote
Queen Elizabeth I
ruled England for 50 years and was one of the most successful monarchs in English History. She supported the arts, increased the treasury, supported the exploration of the New World, built up the military, and established the Church of England as the main religion in England
Frescoes
Paintings made on wet plaster walls
Cause of the Reformation - short term
Selling of indulgences by Pope Leo X and Tetzel; Luther's 95 thesis; printing press; German Bible; call for change
Cause of the Reformation - long term
Babylonian Captivity; Great Schism 2; Renaissance; Church corruption; Rising power of kings
Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders
Council of Trent
A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, called by Pope Paul III to rule on doctrines criticized by the Protestant reformers.
Luther
The founder of Protestantism whose religion, based on 95 Theses, rejected Catholic orthodoxy, the sale of indulgences, and papal authority. Started Lutheranism
Peace of Augsburg
A treaty between Charles V and the German Protestant princes that granted religious freedom to Germany
Edict of Nantes
document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots
Huguenots
French Protestants influenced by John Calvin
Counter Reformation
Catholic Church's attempt to stop the protestant movement and to strengthen the Catholic Church
Printing press
15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to copy documents which led to the rapid spread of information.
Phillip II of Spain
King of Spain, 1556 - 1598; married to Queen Mary I of England; he was the most powerful monarch in Europe until 1588; controlled Spain, the Netherlands, the Spanish colonies in the New World, Portugal, Brazil, parts of Africa, parts of India, and the East Indies.
Henry VIII
(1491-1547) King of England from 1509 to 1547; his desire to annul his marriage led to a conflict with the pope, England's break with the Roman Catholic Church, and its embrace of Protestantism. Henry established the Church of England in 1532.
Bloody Mary
Oldest daughter of Henry VIII. Queen of England from 1553-58. Known for her ruthless, deadly suppression of the Anglicanism in attempting to re-Catholicize England. She married Spain's Philip II.
John Calvin
religious reformer who believed in predestination and a strict sense of morality for society
Zwingli
A Swiss religious and social reformer who led the Swiss reformation, rejected papal authority and orthodoxy.
John Knox
Dominated the movement for reform in Scotland. Had been taught in Geneva by Calvin. Presbyterianism
Salvation
(Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
Indulgence
a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin
Predestination
Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
Act of Supremacy (1534)
A law enacted by the English Parliament, making the monarch the head of the Church of England.
95 Theses (1517)
Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the church door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation
Edict of Worms (1521)
This council was summoned by Charles V, condemned Luther's beliefs, and forbade Luther from preaching and declared him a heretic.
Ignatius Loyola
Founded the Society of Jesus, resisted the spread of Protestantism, wrote Spiritual Exercises.
Jesuits
Also known as the Society of Jesus; founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism.
Spanish Armada
The great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588; defeated by the terrible winds and fire ships.