By: Omar Samara And Jonatan Garcia

Constantinople- Capital of Rome Bosporus Strait- Land surrounded by water on 3 sides Great Schism- the eastern and western Christian church divided into two separate braches. Byzantine/ Eastern= eastern orthodox church. Western= Roman Catholic Church Hagia Sophia- The most beautiful church, Hagia Sophia means “Holy Wisdom” Charlemagne- Also known as Charles the great, established the Carolingian and untied his empire through Christianity, Justice, and Education. Papal Supremacy- when the Pope has more power then the King Lay investiture-Emperors wanted the power to decide who would become bishops within their kingdoms Excommunicate- Kick out of the Church Tithe- an amount of money that you give to the Church Feudal Contract- an agreement was written between lords and vassals

By the time of the Great Schism the Byzantine empire was in decline. Struggles over succession to the throne, court intrigues, and constant wars weakened the empire. In the 1090’s, the byzantine empire fought the Islamic Seljuk Turks during the crusades. The crusades had weakened the byzantine empire

The Bubonic Plague was a really contagious disease. The symptoms were that a big buboes would grow under your armpit on the first day. On the second day you would vomit and develop a fever. The third day, you would bleed under you skin which caused dark blotches all over your body. On the fourth day, the disease would attack the nervous system, this would cause the victim to suffer spasms. On the Fifth day, the buboes would burst and a foul smelling black liquid oozed from the open boils. When this happened the victim usually lived.

The economy suffered greatly. So many farm workers died that crops rotted in the fields. Shortages led to demands for higher wages and peasant revolts. Buildings and roads fell to ruin. And survivors lived in fear of the return of the plague, which came back in waves through the 1600s. Labor shortages gave serfs and peasants new options as their labor was in high demand. Lords were often forced to offer them better jobs and pay.

 To fear God and maintain His Church  To serve the liege lord in valor and faith  To protect the weak and defenseless  To give money to widows and orphans  To live by honor and for glory  To despise pecuniary reward  To fight for the welfare of all  To obey those placed in authority  To guard the honor of fellow knights  To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit  To keep faith  At all times to speak the truth  To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun  To respect the honor of women  Never to refuse a challenge from an equal  Never to turn the back upon an enemy

Crusades were holy wars. The reasons for the crusades were for religious, political, and economic reasons. Many ordinary people were inspired by their faith and wanted to take back the Holy land. Many Knights hoped to win wealth and land from the crusades, or to escape debt at home Pope Urban hoped it would increase his power in Europe and maybe mend the schism being fought by knights

1. A feudal contract and agreement was written between lords and vassals. The lord would give his vassal fief, or estate, and peasants to work the land. in return, the vassals pledged loyalty and military service to his lord. 2. Lords would have knights to defend their lands and castle. Knights lived by a code of conduct, called Chivalry. This required knights to be brave, loyal and true. Knights also participated in jousting tournaments, or mock battles, for entertainment.