| A | B |
|---|
| 3 foundations of early medieval society | classical heritage of Rome, Christian beliefs, customs of Germanic tribes |
| unifying force in western Europe after the fall of Rome | church |
| importance grew as the Roman Empire declined | church authority |
| preserved Greco-Roman culture | monasteries |
| ideas brought to Germanic tribes | Christianity and Latin alphabet |
| year when Charlemagne was anointed by the pope | 800 AD |
| Charlemagne's title | Holy Roman Emperor |
| served the religious and social needs of the common people of medieval Europe | parish priests |
| system established in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire | feudal system |
| economic system of the Middle Ages | feudal |
| manors | self-sufficient |
| lord-vassal relationships | based on protection |
| land | fief |
| peasants who work the land | serf |
| person who owed obligations to another | vassal |
| invasions by whom caused the Roman Empire to fall | Germanic tribes |
| how did Frankish kings expand their territory | military conquest |
| pope crowned who the Holy Roman Emperor | Charlemagne |
| Church held religious and __?__ power | political |
| tribe that held power in western Europe during the early Middle Ages | Franks |
| Germanic tribes that invaded Englan | Angles and Saxons |
| King responsible for a revival of learning | Charlemagne |
| attacked Europe from Scandinavia | Vikings |
| protected people from invaders | manors and castles |
| 2 results of Germanic invasions on medieval Europe | disrupted trade, towns declined, feudal system strengthened |
| settled in Russia | Vikings too |
| religion of medieval Europe | Christianity |
| areas where trade routes were developed | Europe, Africa, and Asia |
| northern Europe was linked to what area by trade | Black Sea |
| "road" crossed Asia to the Mediterranean Basin | Silk Road |
| good came from West Africa | gold |
| paper money, compass, porcelain, | China |
| cotton, lateen sail, spices | India |
| Buddhism spread from China to where | Korea and Japan |
| Hinduism and Buddhism spread from India to where | southeast Asia |
| Islam spread from the Middle East to where | west Africa, central and southwest Asia |
| influenced the spread of religion | trade routes |
| another name for the Black Death | Bubonic Plaque |
| 4 results of the Black Death | decline in population, scarcity of labor, towns freed from feudal obligations, decline of church influence, disruption of trade |
| areas affected by the Black Death | trade |
| group educated during the Middle Ages | clergy |
| location where ancient literature preserved | monasteries |
| what is a monastery | building where monks live |
| works translated into Latin | Greek and Arabic works |
| led to the rise of universities in Europe | church scholars |
