WHO WANTS THE ROCK?Medieval Europe Test Review

What did Frankish leader Clovis do? Hint: similar to Constantine

ACCEPTED CHRISTIANITY FOR HIMSELF & HIS TROOPS

Which battle stopped Islamic forces from spreading into Europe?

BATTLE OF TOURS

What did lords do in order to receive a fief (land grant) from the king?

SWORE AN OATH OF LOYALTY TO THE KING

What was the result of the Treaty of Verdun?

DIVIDED CHARLEMAGNE'S EMPIRE INTO THREE PARTS BETWEEN HIS THREE SONS

What 3 groups invaded Europe between 800-1000 A.D.?

VIKINGS, MUSLIMS, MAGYARS

What is Chivalry?

CODE OF CONDUCT FOLLOWED BY MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS

What is canon law?

CODE OF LAW FOR THE CHURCH

What are troubadours?

TRAVELING MUSICIANS & POETS WHO SANG OF LOVE

What is simony?

SELLING OR BUYING OF POSITIONS IN THE CHURCH

What does it mean to be excommunicated?

BANISHED FROM THE CHURCH &LOSS OF SALVATION

What was the purpose of tournaments in Medieval Europe?

TO PRACTICE FOR WARFARE BY COMPETING AGAINST OTHER KNIGHTS IN MOCK BATTLES

What privileges did noble women have in Medieval Europe?

INHERIT LAND &RUN CASTLE WHEN HUSBAND WAS AWAY INCLUDING ORDERING KNIGHTS TO BATTLE

What religious roles could women play & how did this give them power?

NUNS, THAT COULD RUN THEIR OWN CONVENTS

Provide 3 facts about Chivalry:

1. DISHONORABLE KNIGHTS WERE PUNISHED2. PROMOTED LOYALTY, BRAVERY, & COURTEOUSNESS3. LORD PAID KNIGHTS WITH LAND OR PROMISE OF MARRIAGE TO A LADY

What was interdiction & why was it effective?

BANNING OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES BEING PERFORMED IN A KINGDOM

ALLOWED KING WHO DEFIED POPE TO FEEL PRESSURE FROM SUBJECTS THAT FEARED FOR THEIR SALVATION.

Which king sat outside in the snow for 3 days, begging forgiveness of Pope Gregory VIII?

HENRY IV

What issue led to the fight between Gregory VIII & Henry the IV?

LAY INVESTITURE: THE KING HAVING THE POWER TO APPOINT BISHOPS

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

RECOVER THE HOLY LAND OF JERUSALEM FROM THE CONTROL OF THE MUSLIM TURKS

What were 3 problems facing the Church?

PRIESTS BEING MARRIED, VIOLATING CHURCH LAWSBISHOPS SELLING POSITIONS IN CHURCHWHETHER KINGS SHOULD APPOINT BISHOPS

Which Pope convinced European Christians to begin the Crusades?

URBAN II

Which Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem during the Crusades?

SALADIN

What were 3 results of the Crusades?

WEAKENED FEUDAL NOBILITY

BEGAN TRADE BETWEEN EUROPE & SOUTHWEST ASIA

NEW INVENTIONS & IDEAS ENTERED EUROPE

What were some of the reasons people went on the Crusades?

PROMISED PLACE IN HEAVEN IF THEY DIED ON CRUSADES

CRIMINAL’S PUNISHMENTS ERASED

DEBTOR’S DEBTS FORGIVEN

One negative result of the Crusades that still exists today:

HOSTILITY BETWEEN CHRISTIANS & MUSLIMS

What was the goal of the Spanish Inquisition?

SEEK OUT & PUNISH HERETICS

What was the Reconquista?

RADICAL CHURCH GROUP FORMED TO DRIVE MUSLIMS OUT OF SPAIN

Which event began the Middle Ages?

FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE

What is a sacrament?

A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY

EX. BAPTISM