Download Middle Ages Unit Study Guide Understand the reasons for and the

Middle Ages Unit Study Guide
1. Understand the reasons for and the function of the government system of Feudalism found throughout
Europe during the Middle Ages. Include lord, fief, vassal, manor, serf
2. Understand how the Holy Roman Empire was created and came to dominate Central Europe, including
the Franks, Charles Martel, Charlemagne, the Carolingian Dynasty, the defense of the Catholic Church,
and the crowning of the first Holy Roman Emperor.
3. Understand how the Roman Catholic Church became the dominant force throughout Europe including
Clovis recognition of Christianity, Pope Gregory’s involvement in politics, the introduction of
missionaries and friars, Pope Leo III and Charlemagne, Otto I and lay investiture, the conflict between
Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, Canossa, the Concordat of Worms, and The Crusades.
4. Understand the technical and economic advances during the Middle Ages including specialization of
jobs, guilds, the rise of the middle class, the rise of the merchant class, advancement of trade, the
burghers, the three-field system, and the commercial revolution
5. Understand how the black death or plague destroyed the feudal system and brought about the rise of
the middle class and large nations
6. Understand how the conflict between England and France arose including William the Conqueror, the
Norman Conquest, conflict between Henry V and Charles VI, Joan of Arc, Charles VII and Henry VI.
7. Understand how non-royalty began to have more rights and control over their own laws in England
including Henry III, English Common Law, Circuit Courts, trial by jury, King John, and the Magna Carta.
Understand the meaning and the importance of the key terms on the back of this study guide.
European Middle Ages Unit
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Ch. 13-14 Reading Study Guide- Due Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013
Read Ch. 13 – 14 by Friday, Nov. 1, 2013
Media Center Lab Assignment- Feudal System Characterization (pages 360-363)
Unit Test Study Guide and Vocabulary List Provided
Unit Test- Ch. 13-14 Friday, Nov. 1, 2013
Unit 5 Key Terms
Epic Poetry
Burghers
Middle Ages
Troubadours
Merchant Class
Dark Ages
Seige Weapons
Vernacular
Germanic
Clergy
Thomas Aquinas
Franks
Sacraments
William the conqueror
Clovis
Canon Law
Norman Conquest
Monasteries
Otto I
Anglo-Saxons
Papal
Holy Roman Empire
Henry II
Secular
Lay investiture
Common Law
Gregory I
Canossa
Magna Carta
Benedict
Concordat of Worms
King John
Charles Martel
Frederick I
Parliament
Carolingian Dynasty
Frederick II
France
Charlemagne
Simony
Philip II
Feudalism
Cathedral
Estates-General
Lord
Gothic
Avignon Pope
Fief
Notre Dame
Philip IV
Vassal
The Crusades
The Great Schism (another one)
Knight
Urban II
John Wycliffe
Serf
Richard the Lion-hearted
Jan Hus
Manor
Reconquista
Bubonic Plague
Tithe
Inquisition
Hundred Years War
Vikings
Three-field system
Longbow
Chivalry
Guild
Joan of Arc
Tournaments
Commercial Revolution