Middle+Ages


 * __PowerPoint questions #1 __ **
 * 1. What 2 reasons did the Roman Empire cease to be a powerful empire? **

Nobody is above the law. Laws are written down and must be receipted. Republican democracy
 * 2. Name 2 examples of rules of law. **
 * 3. What was the economic system of the middle ages in Europe. **
 * 4. under feudalism, what responsibility does a knight have? What does he give in return? **

In 1066 Persecution of Jews and Muslims 500 A.D. – 1500 A.D. 1215 They spent years transcribing the Bible since the printing press wasn’t used in Europe yet.
 * 5. In what year did William of Normandy invade England? **
 * 6. What were the crusades? **
 * 7. What era describes the time of Greece and Rome? **
 * 8. What year was the Manga Carta signed? **
 * 9. What was the churchs role during the middle ages? **


 * __PowerPoint questions #2 __ **

• **Dark Ages****-** scholars named this as a time when the forces of darkness overwhelmed the forces of light. **• Barbarian-** Roman Emperors had granted barbarian mercenaries land with the Roman Empire in return for military service • **Heresy-** holding beliefs that contradict the official religion • **Monks-**were people who gave up worldly possessions and devote themselves to a religious life **• Justinian Code-** “Body of Civil Law” that defined civil law in the Middle Ages and the modern world • **Salic Law-**assigned a specific financial value to everyone and everything • **Primogeniture-** system where eldest son inherited everything **• Fief-** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">land given by a lord in return for a vassal’s military service and oath of loyalty • **Serf-** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">aka villeins or common peasants who worked the lords land • **Corvee-** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">condition of unpaid labour by serfs (maintaining roads or ditches on a manor)

**1. St. Augustine-**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">condition of unpaid labour by serfs (maintaining roads or ditches on a manor) **2**. **Justinian the Great-**was the Byzantine Emperor his goal to reunite the Roman world as a Christian Empire and suppressed all paganism **3.** **Clovis I-** was a man who united Frankish Tribes and expanded territory. **4**. **Charlemagne-** was a military general who restored Pope Leo III who had been exiled. **5.** **William the Conqueror-** was the King of England from Christmas, 1066 until his death. He was also William II, Duke of Normandy, from 3 July 1035 until his death.

**1.** **Who were the barbarians and what did they do?** Barbarians were a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person. They were known as the forces of darkness during the Dark Ages. Due to the Rise of influence of barbarians as Roman Emperors they had granted barbarian mercenaries land with the Roman Empire in return for military service and it was these barbarians who eventually became the new rulers **2. What was the relationship between Church and King?** Church was granted favors by Roman Emperors / Kings and in return the Church would endorse kings to help secure their rule and Kings looked to Church to supply educated administrators to help run kingdoms and in return kings would enforce laws that prohibited other religions **3. What is Monasticism?** Monasticism is the religious practice in which someone renounces worldly pursuits to fully devote their life to spiritual work **4. How did Feudalism work?** Feudalism worked because of the notion of mutual obligation, or voluntary co-operation from serf to noble. **5. What was the plague and what were its effects?** The plague was a deadly disease that killed about a third of Europe’s population is 34 million people. The effects of the disease were it caused massive depopulation and change in social structure, weakened influence of Church, originated in Asia but was blamed on Jews and lepers **6. What do you think was the most important idea, invention, or figure from this time and why?** i dont no.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 24pt;">PowerPoint #3 __**

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What is Feudalism? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">Feudalism was a social, political, and economic system that dominated all aspects of medieval life. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What is Manorialism? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">A lord's manor would include peasant villages, a church, farm land, a mill, and the lord's castle or manor house **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the Role of the Church? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">The church had economic power and political power. The Church was the largest landholder, gained wealth through tithing and had its own laws and courts which frequently clashed with King’s authority. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What were the reasons and impact of the crusades? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">The reasons for the crusades was the The Pope wanted to increase his power, Christians believed it was their duty to recover the Holy Land, nobles wanted to gain wealth, adventurers sought travel and excitement, Serfs hoped to escape feudal oppression. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the impact of trade fairs? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">The impact of trade fairs was that it fundamentally altered the way people lived in Europe, and marked the beginning of the end of feudalism as serfs began to pay their feudal obligations with cash instead of service. An economy based on money, not barter emerged **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What is the Renaissance and why did it start in Italy? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">Renaissance means “rebirth”. It was a golden age in the arts, literature and sciences. It started in Italy because Italy had great Urban Centers, Wealthy Merchant Class and Classical Heritage. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the new outlook during the Renaissance. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Sosome of the new outlooks were -
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Patrons of Arts, Church spent money beautifying Rome. Wealthy families supported artists, Renaissance man, Ideal individual strove to master all areas of study, “Universal man”, Renaissance woman, inspire but not create art
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Less influential than middle age women
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Enjoyment of Worldly Pleasures

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Give two examples of art and literature from during the Renaissance. ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">Some of the greatest paintings, sculptures, and architecture in the history of the world during the time of Renaissance such as the Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the impact of the printing press? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">The impact of the pinting press was that by 1300 papermaking and print technology had reached Europe from China. Books become more available. Literacy increased and ideas spread rapidly because there was more than one source now were people could find and display thoughts and ideas. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the Reformation? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">Reformation was the Loss of religious and political unity in Western Europe. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">11. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was Protestantism? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">In 1517 a German monk, named Martin Luther posted his famous 95 Theses against indulgences. It promoted radical idea that faith in God alone, not the Pope granted pardon for sins which is what sparked Protestant Reformation. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">12. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the Counter Reformation? ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;">Counter Reformation was a reform movement that took place in the Catholic Church. The purpose was to strengthen the Catholic Church and keep Catholics from converting to Protestantism.

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