M15 Midterm Exam Review PART FIVE: European Middle Ages

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What is the synonym for the European Middle Ages?

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The Medieval Period

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Approximately when did the European Middle Ages take place?

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Circa 500 to 1500 AD

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What time period came after the Middle Ages?

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The Modern Period (Beginning with the Renaissance)

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What time period came before the Middle Ages?

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Ancient (Classical) Period (Ancient Greece and Rome)

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In general terms, the thousand year period in European history between Classical Antiquity (Greco-Roman Period) and the early Modern period (beginning with the Renaissance) is known as:

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The Middle Ages/Medieval Period

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Following the fall of the western Roman Empire in 476 AD, a new European civilization formed with the mixing of Germanic peoples, the legacy of Rome, and the unifying force of

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the Western Roman Catholic Church.

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What were the two major forces holding medieval society together?

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A set of mutual social obligations (feudalism) and the teachings of the Western Roman Catholic Church.

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The Germanic barbarian invasions of Europe during the early Middle Ages caused people to turn to local nobles for protection in exchange for labor. This caused the development of a political and social system known as

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feudalism.

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How were feudalism and the manor system (manorialism) related?

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Feudalism was the social and political system, and the manor system (manorialism) was the economic arrangement that supported it.

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A great power struggle existed throughout the Middle Ages between secular rulers (such as monarchs) and __________ who used such “weapons” as excommunication and interdict in their attempt to win this struggle.

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Religious leaders/Catholic Popes