Medieval Europe/Byzantine Flashcard

Front

In Western Europe, which development came first & was the cause of the other 3? Options: Travel became unsafe because of violence, Cities, towns, and villages were abandoned, Warfare disrupted trade throughout Europe.

Back

The Roman Empire was invaded and collapsed.

Front

Why did feudalism develop in Western Europe?

Back

To bring some order out of the chaos created by the fall of Rome.

Front

What did the caste system and the feudal system have in common?

Back

A division of society into hereditary social classes

Front

Manorialism developed because travel was dangerous which disrupted trade. Manors, therefore, had to be __________

Back

self-sufficient

Front

The Byzantines requested the Pope aid them after being attacked by the _______ .

Back

Seljuk Turks (Ottomans)

Front

How did the followers of Eastern Orthodoxy differ from Roman Catholics?

Back

They saw their Patriarch, not the Pope as the true head of the church.

Front

Why was Justinian Code such an important legal advance?

Back

It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.

Front

A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to ______.

Back

Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

Front

Which statement best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages? Options: Church leaders were limited solely to spiritual activities, The Church encouraged individuals to question authority, The Church gained influence as the world became more secular, The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.

Back

The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, order, and hope.

Front

Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages?

Back

a common faith in the same religion (Christianity)