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| The Middle Ages was also known as | the Medieval period and Dark Ages |
| What period did the Middle Ages follow? | the fall of the Roman Empire |
| How was education affected by Middle Ages? | there was a decline in knowledge of Greek and Latin languages |
| How as government affected by Middle Ages? | loyalty to public government and written law disappeared |
| How was religion affected by Middle Ages? | Christianity (Roman Catholic) spread |
| What other way was religion affected by Middle Ages? | Monasteries became Europe's best educated communities |
| another name for Charlemagne? | Charles the Great |
| What was one accomplishment of Charlemagne? | he doubled the size of Frankish kingdom to size of present day France |
| Another accomplishment of Charlemagne? | crowned emperor of Holy Roman Empire |
| How did Charlemagne feel about being Pope? | He desired the title but did not want Church to believe it had political power over him |
| Define the power of Charlemagne. | he had absolute power |
| What is crop rotation? | Letting a field remain fallow (unplanted) for a time to regain nutrients in the soil |
| Another name for Middle Ages? | Age of Faith |
| What was the role of the church during Middle Ages? | it became the most powerful secular force in Western Europe |
| Who was the head of the Medieval Church? | the Pope |
| How did the Church have religious authority? | good works controlled by church through sacraments and therefore controlled salvation of people. |
| What was the woman's role in the Medieval church? | Women were equal in God's eyes but inferior to men on earth |
| Define Benedictine Rule | oath of poverty, chastity & obedience. |
| What were the centers of learning? | monasteries and convents |
| Two forms of Christianity in Europe in 1000? | Catholic (Roman or Latin) and Eastern Orthodox or Byzantine Church |
| cities that were leaders of two Christian religions | Rome & Constantinople |
| main religion of Spain? | Muslim |
| result of agricultural revolution | greater farm production which resulted in greater population |
| one example of technology in farming | windmills |
| one example of the trade revival of Middle Ages | trade fairs - provided location for serfs to barter for goods |
| Define guilds | merchant associations |
| Define archipelago | a chain of islands |
| How did the geography of Japan affect what they ate? | surrounded by water - ate fish |
| Define Ring of Fire | an area of volcanoes and earthquakes |
| Define shogun | supreme military commander who held more power than the emperor |
| Define daimyo | warrior lords directly below the shogun in feudal Japan |
| samurai | member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society |
| define bushido | code of conduct to samurai |
| kabuki | form of Japanese drama |
| haiku | form of Japanese poetry |
| define common law | standardized law system |
| William the Conqueror was | duke of Normandy and King of England |
| Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine? | she married King Louis VII who became heir to French throne |
| define the Spanish Reconquista(reconquering) | Spanish crusade to drive Muslims out of Spain |
