Regents_Review_files/Middle Ages and The Crusades

Middle Ages and The Crusades Global II – Regents Review Patten/Valdner

Middle Ages Charlemagne was a Frankish King who helped spread Christianity over Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.

Political Feudalism Chivalry- Code of Conduct (Brave, Loyal and true to their word)

King Owned Land

Lords

Promised Protection

Knights

Worked the land and served the Lords

Peasants

Worked the land

Difference between Serfs and Peasants: Serfs were bound to the Lord’s land

Serfs

Little Movement

Economic Manorialism Manors were self-sufficient: Serfs and Peasants worked land and Lords provided the use of land an protection and they grew what they needed.

Social Church The Pope would excommunicate (exclude) rulers who threatened Papal power.

The Crusades 

Reasons for Crusades:  Pope believed it would increase his power  People believed that their sins would be forgotten  Nobles hoped to gain wealth  Chance to travel  Serfs could escape feudal oppression

The Crusades 

Effects: Increase Trade  Pope’s Power Increased  People learned about other cultures  Europeans became interested in traveling  People of different religions grow to hate each other 

Japan 

Geography: Mountainous  Earthquakes  Made of many different islands 

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Effects: Difficult to farm  Use the seas as a food source and transportation  Grown respect for nature 

Cultural Diffusion – influenced by Korea and/or China:  Spread of Buddhism and Confucianism  Influence on writing

Feudalism Had all of the power Distributed land to lords Promised loyalty to Daimyo Peasants: Made weapons for Samurai Merchants: Overtime, they gained more influence Why were merchants below peasants? Their money was made because of other people’s work

Tokugawa Shogunate Isolated Japan from the outside world

Why did Japan “open up” and industrialize?