| A | B |
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| Feudalism-political | system of gov't in which greater lords give land & protection to lesser lords [vassals] in return for loyalty & military service |
| Feudalism - economic | Manorialism = everything needed was produced on the lords manor; serfs farmed & worked in exchange for protection |
| Feudalism - social | Social classes = king, nobles, knights, peasants [serfs] |
| CAUSES of Crusades | to take back the Holy Land [Jerusalem] from the Muslims |
| RESULTS of Crusades | Failed to get back the Holy Land BUT did INCREASE TRADE & CULTURAL DIFFUSION between the Eurpeans & Middle East |
| POWERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | 1) provided stability, unity & order; 2) excommunicated people [kick them out] & they'd go to hell; 3) Collected 10% tax; 4) had its own laws & courts |
| Justinian Code | Collection of written laws in Byzantine Empire |
| Similarities between Christianity, Judaism & Islam | 1) all were monotheistic [ONE God); 2) all had a Code of conduct [10 Commandments, 5 Pillars]; 3) all had a Holy book [Bible, Torah, Quran] |
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern part of Roman Empire; Capital = Constantinople; geography = peninsula became CROSSROADS of trade between Europe & Asia |
| Contributions of Byzantine Empire | preserved Greek & Roman civilizations |
| Goals of the Magna Carta | gove citizens rights; king had to obey the law like every else; king could not raise taxes without the approval of a council |
| Parliament | 2 house legislature: House of Lords & House of Commons |
