Middle Ages - 500-1500 AD
The time period in history that lasts from 500-1000 AD. It was called this for having few written records.
Dark Ages
The king/queen of a kingdom in 500-1500 AD Europe would share the most power with which group?
The Christian Church
What is another name for the Black Plague?
Black Death
Bubonic Plague
The word Renaissance means what in English?
Rebirth
The name of the social system where land in a kingdom is loaned to lords and vassals. Growing food is the only job of the lower class.
Feudalism
What were the two most powerful religions in Europe and the Middle East from 500-1500AD? (two answers)
Christianity and Islam
Which Asian people invaded both the Middle East and Eastern Europe during the 1200s AD and formed one of the largest empires in history? (they also helped spread the Black Plague)
What was the name of their leader?
Mongols, Genghis Khan
What were the two most influencial inventions of the Renaissance?
Printing Press
Gunpowder
What stone building that was built for protection from barbarians and allowed Kings & Lords to show their power?
Castles
The series of religious wars fought between Christianity and Islam for 300 years over Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
Bonus 100: Which side won these wars?
The Crusades
The Muslims managed to win the Crusades at the end
Around how many people were killed by the Black Plague?
25-200 million
Before the Renassiance, people believed that our solar system followed the Geocentric Theory, which stated that all of the planets orbited around the ____________.
Earth
The code of honor that knights are expected to live by, includes courage, honor, justice, and protecting the weak.
Chivalry
In 1054, the Christian Church split into two different groups, one group in Western Europe and the other in Eastern Europe. What were these two Christian groups called?
Catholic and Orthodox
Who or what did the Europeans at the time think was responsible for the Black Plague?
Punishment from God for their sins, or the Jews
Who was the astronomer that started the theory that the sun was the center of the universe and the planets orbited around it?
Nicolaus Copernicus
The language the Romans spoke that became the basis for the "Romance languages" today. (Portuguese, Spanish, French, etc)
Latin
How do the Crusades still affect the world today?
Mistrust between the Western countries and the Middle East.
Difficulty in wars such as the U.S. wars in Afghanistan & Iraq.
Difficulty to come to an understanding in conflicts such as Israel and Palestine.
How did the Black Plague spread so quickly across Europe? (two answers)
Spread by fleas, which were carried by rats
Spread across land and sea trade routes
Eventually became an airborne virus
Europe was full of cities and people, which helped germs and disease spread quickly.
Name three "Renaissance People" that we covered during our Renaissance Simulation.
Bonus 100 for each - What was each person famous for?
Leonardo Da Vinci - Inventor + Artist
Michelangelo - Painter/Scultor (Sistine Chapel)
Nicolaus Copernicus - Astronomer
Albrect Durer - Artist (detailed watercolors)
Andreas Vesalius - Doctor that dissected human bodies
Queen Isabella - Funded Columbus' voyage
Queen Elizabeth - Ruled over England's Golden Age, funded the arts
Shakespeare - Famous Playwright