Middle Ages Europe

Which Frankish king was crowned by the Pope, uniting their powers?

Charlemagne

Middle Age knights followed a code of conduct called...

Chivalry

What was the main religion in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Christianity

The most likely place to be infected by the Black Death would be

Cities

What were the Christian expeditions to win back the Holy Lands called?

Crusades

Who fought in the Hundred Years' War?

England and France

To formally remove a person from Church membership

Excommunicate

If you disobeyed church rules you were kicked out and not allowed into heaven. What's this called?

Excommunication

How did the plague first spread to humans?

Fleas on rats

Who won the Hundred Years' War?

France

Charlemagne was the king of which powerful Germanic tribe?

Franks

After Rome, ______ invaders disrupted trade creating a need for Feudalism in Europe.

Germanic

Which group got blamed for the plague in some areas of Europe?

Jews

Who led the French to victory in a battle at Orleans?

Joan of Arc

Choose the correct feudalism hierarchy

King, Lords, Knights, Peasants/Serfs

How did the Black Death contribute to the end of feudalism in Western Europe?

Labor shortages led towns and landowners to attract workers by offering freedom from serfdom.

The economy of the Middle Ages (work for protection) centered on what living arrangement?

Manors

What was a religious journey called?

Pilgrimage

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

Protection

What is the definition of heresy?

Religious ideas that oppose to the church's.

Charlemagne wanted to

wanted to build a Christian empire and was a just ruler who encouraged education

Where did the plague start?

Asia

Why, in European history, was there a period called the "Dark Ages?"

Because there was not much learning happening

_________ ___________ killed 1/3 to 1/2 of Europe's population

Black Death

What is another name for the Black Death?

Bubonic Plague

How did the Church respond to heresy at this time?

By beginning the Inquisition

How did Charlemagne create a large empire?

He tolerated all religions

Which city contains holy sites for the three major religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

Jerusalem

All things were under its domain as the most powerful institution during the Middle Ages...

The Church

Which of the following is a lasting impact of the Crusades?

The Crusades introduced new ideas and goods into medieval Europe.

The Pope crowned Charlemagne in 800 AD. Who had more power?

The Pope

What ended the Medieval Period?

The Renaissance

The Magna Carta introduced what new legal concept?

The law can limit the power of the king.

Which group of sailors migrated from Scandinavia to Russia?

Vikings

A lord is a

a person given land by the king

A fief is a

a piece of land

What is a Coat of Arms

a shield worn by Knights representing themselves and their manor

What does Feudalism mean

a system of living together for safety reasons, separated into social classes, in exchange for loyalty

How did Joan of Arc die?

burned at the stake

In exchange for helping the Pope, Charlemagne was

crowned Holy Roman Emperor

Christian monasteries did all of the following except...

enforce laws

a serf was a

peasant or farmer

After the fall of Rome in the West, the medieval Catholic Church served as a unifying force in Europe because it offered -

stability and security to the people.

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested." Pope Urban II, 1095 The quote above signals the beginning of -

the Crusades.

Black Death traveled on

the trade routes, on rats, on ships

People lived in manors because

they needed protection and had no land of their own

The Black Death was spread through -

trade routes and port cities.