Chapter 14 Medieval Europe – Flashcards
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Europe ranks this size in relation to other continents:
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2nd smallest continent
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This land form separates Europe from Asia:
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Ural Mountains
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In these two regions one would find most of Europe's farms:
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North European Plain, and Alpine Mountain System
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This is Europe's longest river:
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The Volga River
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This river is the backbone of busiest inland system of waterways:
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The Rhine River
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In the Middle Ages, Europe's land forms influenced people in this ways:
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The people had to cut down forests (deforestation)
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This climate is found across most of Europe:
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Temperate climate
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The winds warmed by the Gulf Stream affect most of Europe for this reason:
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Nothing blocks the warm wind
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The Doomsday Book did this:
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Kept track of people and established a tax system
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This ruler was crowned emperor by Pope Leo II:
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Charlemagne
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The nobles during Charlemagne's rule were responsible for this:
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maintaining roads, bridges, and defense walls
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These were the fierce warriors and pirates from Scandanavia
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The Vikings
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The Vikings first raided and stole goods, and then they did this:
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Established trade routes and trading centers
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In the early 900s the Normans settled here:
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Northern France
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After Charlemagne's death, this happened:
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His kingdom fell apart
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King John demanded this of his people:
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more military service and greater amounts of money.
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The Magna Carta contained this:
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63 Clauses
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These were the three main religions of Europe:
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Christianity, Muslim, and Jewish
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This was the major focus of people's lives during the Medieval life:
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building cathedrals
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Men who devoted their lives to monasteries were called this:
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Monks
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Women who devoted their lives to religious were called this.
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Nuns
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Nuns lived in these:
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Convents
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Feudalism is this:
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Politcal, social, and economic system that began in 800s
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Under feudalism, these people farmed the land:
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serfs
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This is the social ranking (heirarchy of feudalism[top to bottom])
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Monarch, Knights, Lords, Clergy, Serfs
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Feudalism affected the lives of the nobility in this way:
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the nobility had to pledge land and military support in exchange for land
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This is the knight's code:
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Chivalry
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The decline of feudalism was caused by this:
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The Lords built up their own military power and became independent of their king
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The manor system is this:
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A new way to manage feudal farms
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This was the affect of the manor system on cities and towns:
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serfs could sell their surplus in town, which allowed the town to grow
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This comprises the three field rotation process:
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two fields are planted, one is not, and this rotates each year.
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These are the three purposes and objectives of guilds:
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to buy large quantities of goods, control the market, and guarantee a fair price for goods.
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This event marked the decline of Byzantine control over Asia Minor:
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The Muslim Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine army
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The Christians were upset when the Turks conquered this piece of land and for this reason:
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Palestine because it is The Holy Land
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The emperor Alexius Comemnus asked Pope Urban II for help for this reason:
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He wanted Christian Knights to fight against the Turks
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These were the Christian expeditions to win back The Holy Land:
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The Crusades
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The effects of the Crusades were these:
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Increased contacts and trade between the East and the West.
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The Silk Road influenced Chinese culture in this way:
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Caravans brought Chinese goods to other areas, and Buddhism came to China.
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The Bubonic Plague is this:
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A very aggressive disease epidemic
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Three locations believed to be the birthplace of the plague, according to historians:
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Central Asia, China, Italy
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Europe's four land regions:
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Northwest Mountains, North European Plain, Central Uplands, Alpine Mountain System
