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Flashcards by Tracey Wadelton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tracey Wadelton
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| Question | Answer |
| Medieval | Synonym for Middle Ages |
| Where were towns in Medieval Europe located and why? | Around castles, monasteries, and trade routes because of ability to trade goods |
| what helped towns grow in medieval Europe? | agriculture; clearing of forests gave more room for town and better farming methods produced more crops |
| how could towns become independent from the lord? | by purchasing a royal charter; then the town could govern itself, make laws, and raise taxes |
| charter | written grant of rights and privileges written by ruler or government |
| guild | organization or people in the same craft or trade |
| why were guilds created? | in order to oversee the production of goods and trade and to provide protection for people in the guild |
| how did guild help families | paid for people when they were sick and unable to work, as well as, providing apprenticeships |
| how did trade change from low middle ages to high middle ages? | as the towns grew due to improvements in agriculture, trade grew. At first it was trade of luxury items but then it became trade of useful items |
| how did merchants become wealthy and powerful? | merchants began trading far from home and then began to dominate the trade business; so, they sat on council seats and were elected jobs like mayor=a lot of power |
| why were Jews mistreated | they were not allowed to own property and they were targets of violence; but they could be bankers (something Christians looked at as evil) |
| What was difficult about growing up in a medieval town? | a lot of children died before they became adults |
| How were girls different from the boys? | boys were adopted as apprentices and attended schools; girls married around the age of 15-they learned to care for a family |
| apprentice | a person who works for a master in a trade of craft in return for training |
| 3 things that led to spread of disease in medieval Europe. | no bathrooms, no running water, towns were dirty, rats and fleas |
| common diseases | measles, small pox, scarlet fever, and bubonic plague |
| treatment of diseases included | praying, medical treatments like herbs and bloodletting |
| what are the ways that guilt or innocence were determined in the early middle ages? | trial by ordeal (a dangerous test/task) or trial by trial by combat |
| how were criminals punished in medieval Europe? | put in stocks for lesser crimes but for bad crimes they were burned or hung at the stake |
| What changes to court system helped change the trial by ordeal or combat? | addition of common law which included court trails |
| common law | a body of rulings made by judges or very old traditions or laws |
| surplus | a huge amount |
| How did Charlemagne's relationship with the Catholic church benefit both parties? | Charlemagne promoted religion and the pope got an army from Charlemagne |
| why was there need for order after Charlemagne's death? | small armies and rulers could not sustain without Charlemagne; small kings and rulers left behind developed feudalism |
| why was Wilhelm the conqueror an important monarch | he brought a stable feudalism system to Europe |
| what responsibilities did lords have in feudal systems? | defending their lands and the people that worked their lands |
| what was role of noblewoman in feudal system | they were responsible for fiefs and inherited lands, all the duties the lords had except for fighting |
| what were challenges of peasant or serf? | lots of work: making things and working the land |
| Which Roman emperor issued a decree allowing Christians to practice their religion freely? | Christians were persecuted and executed until Roman Emperor Constanine issuded a decree |
| what are the two roles of the Roman Catholic Church after the fall of Rome? | leadership and distribution of food |
| what was conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry the IV? | Henry was mad because as king he was supposed to name church officials and Pope Gregory said he couldn't do it; Henry therefore, tried to take away Gregory's Popedom and Gregory excuminicated Henry from the church. Henry begged forgiveness and the Pope readmitted Henry into the church and had to recognize the pope's authority over him. |
| Why did people undertake pilgrimages in the middle ages? | pilgrimage showed devotion to god, find god's forgiveness and cure an illness; |
| what were the challenges of pilgrims on their journies? | travel by foot, robbers |
| what was the purpose of the crusades? | take control of the holy city of Jerusalem |
| arts influence on the Roman Catholic Church | Stained glass pictures and decorations of religious images to share the story of Jesus with those who could not read |
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