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| What event caused the Middle Ages in Western Europe? | The fall of the Roman Empire. |
| What were the effects of the Crusades? | Increased trade between Europe and the Middle East, Cultrual Diffusion, weakened fedual system, demand for new goods from the East. |
| The Eastern part of the Roman Empire became the | Byzantine Empire |
| The Western part of the Roman Empire became the | Middle Ages (Or, Dark Ages, Medieval Europe) |
| This institution dominated life in the Middle Ages | The Roman Catholic Church |
| This was the religion of the Byzantine Empire | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| A major goal of the Crusades was | Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers |
| What is Justinian's Code? | An updated and revised version of the Roman 12 Tables of Law |
| Why is the Byzantine Empire important to us today? | It preserved Greco-Roman heritage. |
| Russia was strongly influenced by which empire? | The Byzantine Empire |
| What did Russia adopt from the Byzantines? | Cyrillic writing, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, form of government, building styles |
| Why was Constantinople's geography important to its success? | Constantinople was located in the center of the "world". It's location on the Bosporous Strait made it a center of TRADE and CULTURAL DIFFUSION. |
| The period of chaos after the Fall of Rome resulted in the development of | The Feudal System |
| This Eastern Cathedral was a symbol of Constantinople's Cultural Diffusion with other lands | The Hagia Sophia |
| What innovation allowed for Gothic Cathedrals to be taller than Romanesque Cathedrals? | Flying Buttress |
| Who tried to rebuild the old Roman Empire? | Charlemagne, Justinian |
| Which social class was responsible for working the land in the fedual/manor system | Serfs |
| This was the larger, grander style cathedral. | Gothic Cathedrals |
| This was the political system of the Middle Ages in Western Europe | The Feudal System |
| This was the economic system of the Middle Ages in Western Europe | The Manor System |
| What is the Code of Chivalry? | An honor code that Knights were expected to follow. |
| Why was the manor self-sufficent? | It had to be - Because there was no strong central government, it was too dangerous to travel around getting supplies. |
| What are the steps to becoming a Knight? | 1) Page 2) Squire 3) Knight |
| What piece of Medieval literature took the reader on a fictional journey to Hell? | Dante's Divine Comedy |
| Why was an "interdict" a very powerful weapon? | It made the papacy more powerful than kings. The Pope could excommunicate an entire area and put political pressure on the king to give in to his wishes. |
| What was the key to wealth and power in the Middle Ages | Land |
| Why was one field left "Fallow" each year on a manor? | To rechard the nutrients in the soil |
| Who made up the warrior class of Medieval Europe | Knights |
| How do kings increase their power during the late Middle Ages? | By taking over the land of nobles away fighting the Crusades. |
| "Land for Loyalty" describes which system of the Middle Ages? | Feudalism |
| (True or False) "After the Crusades, trade increases between Europe and the Middle East." | True |
| The Crusades begin in what year? | 1095 A.D. |
| (True or False) "The Crusades start to bring Europe out of the Dark Ages." | True |
| What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| Which emperor built the Hagia Sophia? | Justinian |
| Why is Justinain's Code important to us today? | It preserved the Roman Legal system for later civilizations |
