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Chapter 12: Kingdoms and Christianity

Vocabulary

mosaics / icons / Patriarch / schism / Medieval / Monasticism
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IDs

Justinian / Theodora / Hagia Sophia / Leo III / The Great Schism of 1054
Yaroslav the Wise / Cyril and Methodius / Vladimir I / Alexander Nevsky / Alfred the Great
Clovis / Patrick / Gregory the Great / Augustine of Hippo

Questions

  1. What were the achievements of Justinian and Theodora? What were the challenges they faced?
  2. Explain the role of the emperor and Christianity in Byzantine culture.
  3. What were the reasons for the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
  4. How did the death of Yaroslav the Wise affect Russia?
  5. Explain the Mongol takeover and Mongol rule.
  6. What characteristics defined Christian European society?
  7. What were the similarities and differences between Benedictine and Celtic monasteries?

13.1-13.3: The Early Medieval Period

Vocabulary

knights / fief / vassal / fealty / serfs

IDs

Charles Martel / Pepin the short / Charlemagne / Pope Leo III
Viking Invasions / Magyar Invasions / Muslim Invasions / The Feudal System
The Manorial System

Questions

  1. How did Charlemagne and the Frankish and the Carolingians build the Frankish Empire ?
  2. How did Charlemagne’s actions contribute to shaping a new society?
  3. Explain the characteristics of lords, peasants, and serfs. How did each group benefit from the manorial system?

13.4-13.5: The Growth of Monarchies and the Medieval Church

Vocabulary

piety / pontificate

IDs

Anglo-Saxon England / William the Conqueror / The Domesday Book / Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine / Magna Carta
Parliament / Reconquista / Moors / Pope Leo IX

Questions

  1. Complete the graphic organizer below:

KINGDOM / IMPORTANT PEOPLE / POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS / GEOGRAPHY
France
Holy Roman Empire
The Iberian Peninsula
  1. Explain church reforms of the 900s and 1000s.
  2. What was the nature and influence of religion in the Middle Ages?
  3. Explain the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV.
  4. Why were monks frustrated in the early Middle Ages and what steps did they take to change things?.

14.1-14.2: The Crusades and the Growth of Towns

Vocabulary

credit / guilds / apprentice / journeyman / trade fairs

IDs

Council of Clarmont / Pope Urban II / Richard the Lion Hearted / Saladin / Hanseatic League

Questions

  1. Explain the importance of Jerusalem.
  2. What were the military outcomes of the first four Crusades?
  3. What were the long-term effects of the Crusades in Europe.
  4. What events led to the growth of towns and why did they continue to grow during the Middle Ages?
  5. Explain daily life in towns/cities.

14.3-14.4: Art, Culture, and Challenges of the Late Middle Ages

Vocabulary

flying buttresses / illumination / troubadours / tapestries / scholasticism
heresy / inquisitions / friars / sacraments

IDs

Thomas Aquinas / Hundred Years’ War / Joan of Arc / War of the Roses / Black Death

Questions

  1. What were the major achievements of the visual arts during the Middle Ages?
  2. What were the major achievements in literature during the Middle Ages? Describe specific works.
  3. What events led to the dispute over the Papacy and what were the results of this?