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The Medieval Time Period
Review Guide (Test: 11/14/2012)
***Make sure you study ALL of the following information!
The Medieval Timeline
1. What event (and date) marks the official beginning of the Middle Ages?
2. What are the three time periods associated with the Middle Ages? How can each be described and/or
characterized?
3. According to the medieval reading (in your packet), what are the 3 cultural roots of the Middle Ages?
The Early Middle Ages: Germanic Kingdoms Unite under Charlemagne
1. What happened to Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire? Why?
2. What was the one institution to survive the fall of the Roman Empire? How did the survival of this institution
impact the Middle Ages?
3. Influential Rulers
a. Clovis & his accomplishments
b. Charles Martel & his accomplishments
c. Charlemagne:
i. What land was included in Charlemagne’s Empire?
ii. Charlemagne the “Roman Emperor” – why was he crowned & what was the significance of this
event?
iii. Explain Charlemagne’s Accomplishments/Legacy in terms of…
1. Religion
2. Learning
3. Government
Feudalism & the Manor Economy
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Feudalism
a. What is feudalism?
b. What led to the development of feudalism? What was feudalism a response to?
c. How was feudal society structured? What were the mutual obligations of the feudal system?
2. The World of Nobles
a. Knighthood
i. The 3 stages of knighthood
ii. Chivalry
3. Manorialism
a. What was the role of manorialism in the feudal system?
The Church
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What was the role of religion during the Middle Ages? Why?
The Church Hierarchy
What were the powers of the church (sacraments, laws, punishments)?
What was the role of monasticism during the Middle Ages?
What were some of the problems with the church?
The Crusades
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What was the primary cause of the Crusades?
List the motives for JOINING the Crusades.
List the Church’s motives for PARTICIPATING in the Crusades.
How did the Crusades impact Western Europe (effects of Crusades)?
Culture & the Late Middle Ages
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Reasons for the growth of trade and towns
The Development of Universities
What was Scholasticism?
Vernacular Literature & Writers & Works
a. Dante Alighieri
b. Geoffrey Chaucer
5. Characteristics and examples of Medieval Architecture – Romanesque Architecture v. Gothic Architecture
The Late Middle Ages – Death & Destruction
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The Hundred Years War
a. What was the cause of the Hundred Years War?
b. Who was the victor? Why and how?
c. What were overarching the effects on Western Europe?
2. The Great Schism
a. What was the cause of the Great Schism?
b. How was the Schism resolved?
c. What was the impact of the Great Schism? (Think peoples view of the Church)
3. The Black Death
a. What was the Black Death? What was the believed cause? What was the actual cause?
b. What was the impact of the Black Death on Western Europe?
c. How did the Jewish community become a scapegoat during this time period?
4. What was the overall impact of the disasters of the late Middle Ages?