Early Middle Ages
This Frankish king was crowned Emperor in 800 by Pope Leo III.
→ Who is Charlemagne?
This system organized society based on land and loyalty.
→ What is Feudalism?
This religion spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.
→ What is Christianity?
This long war between England and France lasted over a century.
→ What is the Hundred Years’ War?
These trade routes connected Europe to Asia.
→ What is the Silk Road?
Charlemagne ruled over much of this region of Europe.
→ What is Western Europe?
Peasants who were tied to the land and worked for a lord were called this.
→ What are serfs?
The leader of the Catholic Church was known by this title.
→ Who is the Pope?
This disease killed millions in Europe during the 1300s.
→ What is the Bubonic Plague?
Skilled workers who practiced a trade may be part of one of these.
What is a guild?
Charlemagne encouraged this even though it has been said he was illiterate.
What is learning and education?
This was the economic system centered around self-sufficient estates.
→ What is the manor system?
This church court was used to punish heresy.
→ What is the Inquisition?
This war started when the English king and a French noble claimed the throne in France after the French king died without an heir
→ What is the Hundred Years War?
This event led to a major decline in Europe’s population and weakened the feudal system.
→ What is the Bubonic Plague?
The title Charlemagne received in 800 connected him to this ancient empire.
→ What is the Roman Empire?
In feudalism, knights promised loyalty and service to this person.
→ Who is a lord?
This pope called for the First Crusade in 1095.
→ Who is Pope Urban II?
This French peasant girl helped turn the tide of the Hundred Years’ War.
→ Who is Joan of Arc?
The growth of towns helped weaken this system.
→ What is feudalism?
After Charlemagne’s death, this happened to his empire.
What is it was divided up into smaller kingdoms?
The manor system decreased and towns grew as this increased.
→ What is trade?
This conflict between King Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII was over who had the power to do this.
What is to appoint church officials/bishops?
This was an important consequence of the Hundred Years War.
What is the development of powerful weapons like the longbow?
This type of government body, expanded by Edward I, allowed different groups to have a voice in ruling.
What is a parliament?