MPCS7thGeographyCh10
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- Who did the early popes send to spread their religions?
- missionaries
- Who was crowned the head of the Roman Empire in the West?
- Charlemagne
- What greatly advanced learning in Europe?
- the Christian Church
- What was Christianity called in Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Who was the emperor during this time?
- Constantinople
- Who helped the poor and were also teachers?
- monks and nuns
- What were the Germans known as?
- the Franks
- When did Christianity in the form of the Roman Catholic Church become a political power?
- Middle Ages
- Who was the church trying to capture with the holy wars?
- Jerusalem
- What is one way the church advanced learning?
- created the first university
- Who did the Germans combine their unwritten laws with?
- Roman laws
- Who also fought for control of Jerusalem?
- Islamic rulers
- What resulted from the Crusades?
- The Holy Roman Empire
- What is another name for the Roman Empire?
- The Holy Roman Empire
- What were the holy wars in the A.D. 1,000s called?
- crusades
- When was Charlemagne proclaimed the protector of the Christian church?
- Christmas Day in 800
- Where were kingdoms founded in the Holy Roman Empire?
- all over Europe - from Spain to England to Germany and Italy
- By 500 A.D. who had become the leader of the church?
- the pope
- What is the 1,000 year period between Classical and modern times?
- Medieval Era or Middle Ages
- What were unwritten laws known as?
- common law
- Who was elected emperor in 771 by the Franks?
- Charlemagne
- What are the possible difficulties that can arise from having unwritten laws?
- lack of order - people can choose to break a law because it was not written down - no proof that any such law exists
- When was the first Christian Bible completed?
- 500 A.D.
- What was one of the most important German kingdoms?
- France