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Chapter 7 Section 1

Clovis

Medieval

Franks

Charles Martel

Battle of Tours

Charlemagne

Magyars

Vikings

1. How did Germanic tribes divide Western Europe into small kingdoms?

2. How did the collapse of the western Roman empire affect Western Europe?

3. How did the Franks create a kingdom in Western Europe, and what external thread did it face?

4. What happened to Charlemagne’s empire after he died? Why?

Chapter 7 Section 2Feudalism

Vassal

Feudal Contract

Fief

Knight

Serf

Manor

1. How did feudalism and the manor economy emerge and shape medieval life?

2. How did a lord benefit from giving his lands away as fiefs?

3. Compare the rights and obligations of noblemen and noblewomen during the Middle ages.

4. How did the manor serve the needs of the early Middle ages?

Chapter 7 Section 3Sacrament

Benedictine Rule

Secular

Papal Supremacy

Canon Law

Excommunication

Interdict

St. Francis of Assisi

1. How did the Church play a vital role in medieval life?

2. How did monks and nuns contribute to Medieval life?

3. How did the church increase its secular power? How did riches and power lead to Church abuses and then to reforms?

4. Why did attitudes toward Jews change in medieval Europe?

Chapter 7 Section 4Charter

Capital

Partnership

Tenant Farmer

Middle Class

Guild

Apprentice

Journeyman

1. How did changes in agriculture and trade lead to the growth of towns and commerce?

2. What were two effects of the agricultural revolution of the Middle Ages?

3. Why was the revival of trade so important?

4. What were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a medieval city?

5. How did the emergence of a middle class affect European life?

Chapter 7.3 Study Guide

Throughout the medieval ages, the Church was a strong and central part of people’s lives. After centuries of missionary work, Christianity and the Catholic Church became a dominate force in throughout much of Europe. Christian Europeans would have their lives shaped by their religion while the Church would begin to exert itself as a considerable political and economic power

1. Explain the role of the Parish Priest.

2. What role did the church play in the lives of medieval people? What main events of a person’s life took place at the church?

3. What type of church were bishops in charge of? How were they different from churches?

4. What was the church view on women?

5. What was the purpose of monasteries and convents?

6. What was life like for monks and nuns? Describe their vows, duties, and opportunities.

7. The book describes the word “secular” as meaning “worldly”. Mr. Flood is not satisfied with this definition.

a. Look up the meaning of the word “secular” and record it here in your own words:

b. Now, explain how the church became more secular. What “worldly” areas did the church become involved in?

8. How did secularism lead to corruption in the Catholic church? What was done to fix this?

9. Why were Jews treated with suspicion? What was ironic about church decrees regarding treatment of Jews? How did the Jewish population react to persecution?

Chapter 7.4

1. What were the agricultural innovations that appeared in the 800’s in farming? What did they help with?

2. What factors and motivations allowed for trade and travel to increase again by the 1100’s?

3. Why did early medieval cities develop?

4. How did merchants protect the interests, rights, and privileges of a town? Why would this cause a decrease in the manor system?

5. How did medieval society begin to change due to changes in commercial and economic practices?

6. Who was part of the middle class? With whom did they create tension with? Why?

7. What are guilds? Why were they created? Is there a modern day equivalent to guilds?

Chapter 8 Section 1William The Conquerer

Common Law

King John

Magna Carta

Due Process of Law

Habeas Corpus

Parliament

Louis IX

1. How did monarchs in England and France expand royal authority and lay the foundations for united nation-states?

2. How were nobles and the Church obstacles for monarchs who wanted more power?

3. How did William increase royal power in England?

4. What was the importance of the Magna Carta?

Chapter 8 Section 2Holy Roman Empire

Henry IV

Pope Gregory VII

Lay Investiture

Frederick Barbarossa

Pope Innocent III

Instructions: In the following chart, describe specific actions each Emperor or Pope took and the effects that followed. If there is a relation between a pope and emperor because of actions and effects, indicate that with an arrow.

Pope or Emperor Actions Effects

Otto I

Gregory VII

Henry IV

Frederick I

Pope Innocent III

Chapter 8 Section 3Crusades

Holy Land

Pope Urban II

Reconquista

Fredinand and Isabella

Inquisition

In the following boxes, name and explain the causes for the crusades.

The Crusades

In the following boxes, name and explain the effects of the crusades.

Chapter 8 Section 4Scholasticism

Thomas Aquinas

Vernacular

Dante Alighieri

Geoffery Chaucer

Gothic Style

Flying Buttresses

Illumination

Use the charts below to keep track of what allowed learning and culture to flourish in the middle ages.Universities Scholarship

Literature The Arts

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Chapter 8: Section 5Answer the following in complete sentences

1. What is the black death? How did it spread? How did is affect Europe?

2. What threats were there to Church power?

3. Who fought in the Hundred Years War? Why were they fighting? What happened? Think CAUSE and EFFECT.