The dark ages
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What are characteristics of agriculture society?
1.autarky (self support)
2. everybody is working argriculture exept for the clergy and the nobility
3. very little craftsmen and traders
Which farmers do you have at the begin of the middle ages?
The yeomen
the serf/villeins
What does christianity have from Judaism?
monotheism
same god + scriptures
Jesus -> preached
simplified version of Judaism
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Why are the yeomen in the 8th century bound themself to the lord?
What does Christianity have from the Romans?
Latin language
writing system
art & architecture
spreading of the faith
The manorial system is a system from give and take. What did the noblemen and what did the serfs/villeins give?
noblement: use of land+protection
serfs/villeins: part of harvest, tax services ( land, domestic, military)
When did Christianity become a legal religion?
What are serf/ villeins?
When did Christianity become a official faith?
When did Churches and monasteries pop up all over europe?
Domains where autarkic, what means that?
For who did the villeins need to produce?
for the family
the lord
the tithe
What happened after the end of the Roman Empire?
What happened to the church after the end of the Roman Empire?
In which three parts is the middle ages society divided?
1. clergy
2. nobility
3. commoners
Who spread the Christian faith over Europe?
How did they make spreading the Christian faith easier?
When did the western Roman Empire fall apart?
Why did the pope crown charlemagne in 800 to emperor of the holy roman Empire?
What was the effect of his succes?
there was a sense of unity
piece and stability
Why was charlemagne so powerfull?
1. because of the feudal system
2. he introduced a system of law bases upon Roman law
3. he also introduced a single currency
4. christianity became state religion
What happened in the year 800?
What were the advantages for the lord?
How did the feudal system work?
The noblemen gave oath of loyalty millaty help knight etc. Vassal laws and order to the king emperor.
What are feudal rights?
How did charlemange rule his empire without...
Legions
roads/ means of communications
laws
How did the manorial system work?
The serfs and villeins gave a part of their harvest and they payed taxes to the nobleman.
How many diffrent kinds of farmers were there in the dark ages
?
2. the yeomen
What kind of farmers were the yeomen?
What happened with the 7th century?
What happened in the 5th century?
What is the dutch name for the serfs/ villeins?
How exist the new elite: the nobility?
When did the dark ages end?
What happened after the end of the dark ages?
What are the diffrences between the 1st and 2nd estate and the 3rd estate?
How did towns often start?
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