Medieval World — Flashcards

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The Medieval Period is also called the Middle Ages. It is important because it was a major stage in human history with important political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Europe, West Asia,…

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The term Middle Ages was coined by Europeans in the 17th century because they saw it as a long period between the Ancient Classical Age and their own Modern Age.

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The Roman Emperor in the West was overthrown in 476 AD by Germanic tribes such as the Goths, Vandals, Visigoths, and Franks.

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Constantine was a Roman Emperor who set up the new capital of the Eastern Roman territories in Byzantine in 330 AD. The city was later named Constantinople after him.

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The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire that continued to exist for almost a thousand years after the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD.

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Feudalism was a hierarchical system of political, military, and economic organization in medieval Europe. Power was shared in graded levels, with the King at the top and lower lords, knights, vassals,…

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Feudal society is compared to a ladder because power was arranged in levels. The King stood at the top, followed by big lords, smaller lords, knights, and then the lower levels of society. Each level …

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A vassal was a lord who owed loyalty and service to a higher lord. In return, he received protection and often land for support.