Middle Ages STUDY GUIDE

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___ became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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Constantinople

Front

The Byzantine Empire at its peak would surround the _____?

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Mediterranean Sea

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The head of the Eastern Christian Church in the Byzantine Empire was _____.

Back

the Patriarch

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_____ led to the official split of the Roman Empire's Christian Church.

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The Great Schism

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_____ were a series of holy wars.

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The Crusades

Front

What impact did the 4th Crusade have on the Byzantine Empire?

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It weakened the Byzantine Empire leading to its fall.

Front

After the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans, Constantinople was renamed ___.

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Istanbul

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European Christians were called to travel and recapture the Holy Land near _____: Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Rome

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Jerusalem

Front

A Lord's estate, a village and its surrounding lands, was called a ____.

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fief

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A terrible disease that spread throughout Europe from 1347-1350 AD.

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The Black Death