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.
