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WHAP Ch. 10 Review

The document provides a review of topics covered in Chapter 10 of the WHAP textbook, including the transformation of Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire, the development of feudalism, the role of the Christian church, and cultural developments in the Byzantine Empire. Key events and trends mentioned include the invasions of Germanic tribes that led to new linguistic zones in post-Roman Europe, the rise of the mounted knight associated with the use of stirrups, struggles between secular rulers and the papacy over investiture and ecclesiastical appointments, and economic and technological changes experienced by both the Byzantine and Western European societies.

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WHAP Ch. 10 Review

The document provides a review of topics covered in Chapter 10 of the WHAP textbook, including the transformation of Europe after the decline of the Roman Empire, the development of feudalism, the role of the Christian church, and cultural developments in the Byzantine Empire. Key events and trends mentioned include the invasions of Germanic tribes that led to new linguistic zones in post-Roman Europe, the rise of the mounted knight associated with the use of stirrups, struggles between secular rulers and the papacy over investiture and ecclesiastical appointments, and economic and technological changes experienced by both the Byzantine and Western European societies.

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WHAP Ch.

10 Review

1. How was Europe transformed by the decline of Roman authority?

Focus shifted toward north and west, away from Mediterranean

2. What happened in the western Roman Empire after the fall of Rome in the 5 th
century?

Gaul, Britain, Spain, North Africa fell to Germanic peoples

3. The decline of the Roman Empire resulted in the development of linguistic


zones of?

Romance, Germanic/Scandinavian, and Slavic

4. These invaders disrupted Western Europe.

Muslim Arabs and Berbers

5. What Scandinavian raiders built kingdoms in Iceland, Greenland, and


Vinland?

Vikings

6. The primary centers for agricultural production were…

Manors

7. Agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the
lord were…

Serfs

8. Why is the traditional description of Europe from 300 to 1200 as “feudal” an


oversimplification?

Relations between landholders and serfs/vassals differed in different regions


9. Feudal society was a specifically European response to…

Landholding and military obligations

10. The rise of the mounted warrior as the paramount force on the battlefield is
associated with…

The use of stirrups

11. By the 13th century, armored knighthood…

Became central in medieval warfare and not everyone could become a knight due to
financial restrictions

12. A feudum, or fief, was…

A grant of land in return for military service

13. Noblewomen could exercise influence in feudal society as…

Heiresses and candidates for marriage

14. The sole institution claiming jurisdiction over a large segment of the
European population was…

The Christian Church

15. The goal of developing a hierarchal structure in the church was…

To ensure consistency in Christian belief throughout the community

16. Schisms, the foremost threat to the Christian church in the Middle Ages,
were…

A formal division resulting from disagreements about doctrine


17. What issues caused schisms between 300 and 1200?

Heresy

18. Secular rulers such as Charlemagne upheld papal rights in return for…

Religious legitimization of his rule

19. The term investiture controversy refers to the…


Struggle to control ecclesiastical appointments, popes vs. emperors

20. Although much of Europe was governed by canon law, Europe was heir to
what other legal traditions?

Feudal law and Roman law

21. Some practices connected with monasticism were…


Celibacy, devotion to prayer, living away from society with other followers

22. The most important impact of monasticism was its contribution(s) of…

Monasteries and nunneries

23. Nunneries provided women…


Refuge

24. In what way(s) did Christian the Roman views of sexuality differ?

Christian society demanded celibate clergy and discouraged sex outside marriage
while Roman society was comfortable with overt sexuality

25. In the Byzantine Empire, caesaropapism was the…

Combined authority of the papal and imperial into all-powerful Christian monarchs

26. How did the Byzantines differ from their western counterparts?
The Byzantines retained Roman traditions

27. Between the fourth and seventh centuries, the Byzantine Empire was
threatened by…

An Iranian empire, Germanic Goths, nomadic Huns, and Muslims

28. The Byzantines experienced an economic transformation similar to western


Europe because of…

Loss of Egypt and Syria to Muslims

29. After the 7th century, Byzantine women…

Became more confined, as influenced by Muslim tradition

30. Technological development in the Byzantine Empire…

slowed

31. The Byzantine Corpus Juris Civilis was important in the late 11 th century
because it…

Was the basis of civil law in Europe

32. Among Byzantine cultural achievements are…

Corpus Juris Civilis, domed buildings, and Cyrillic writing system

33. The heir to Byzantine tradition is…

Russia

34. During the revival of western Europe, the population nearly doubled because
of…

New technology and self-governing cities devoted to trade and seafaring


35. Florence, Genoa, and Venice all prospered after the 11 th century because
they…
Were dominant in trade

36. The primary influence establishing the Crusades was the…

Recapturing of the Holy Land for religious purpose

37. Although the Crusades are viewed as a religious campaign, they are actually
motivated by…

Society and economics; reforming leaders wanted to lessen dispute between lords,
rulers sought new land, and merchants sought an increase in trade

38. The Council of Clermont in 1095 bought…

a crowd of Christians an began the First Crusade

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