Feudalism
What was the lowest class of society during this time?
What is a serf?
What was the name of the plague that swept Europe from 1347-1351?
What is the Black Death?
What is the name for the leader of a Muslim kingdom?
What is a caliph?
This Renaissance invention allowed people to study the stars and planets in more depth than before.
What is the telescope?
This individual pinned 95 theses explaining problems with the Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther
What is the name of the time period from 500-1500 in Europe?
What was The Middle Ages?
What animal spread the plague to humans?
What are rats?
What Mongol leader unifed the Mongol Empire?
Who is Genghis Khan?
What invention was most crucial to the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance?
What is the printing press?
The reformation of the Catholic Church led to the creation of this subgroup of Christians.
Who are Protestants?
The unification of isolated manors across Europe would lead to the creation of this "empire".
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
People lost faith in the power of the Church.
What region did the Muslim Empire cover?
What is the Middle East and Northern Africa?
What group of people gained more power as a result of the crusades?
Who are kings?
Before Protestantism grew, this term was created for those who aligned with Martin Luther's beliefs.
Who are Lutherans?
What factor prevented serfs from practicing Christianity without the Catholic Church?
What is illiteracy (inability to read)?
What group of people gained more power and money as a result of the plague?
Who are serfs?
This major trading route ran through the Mongol Empire.
What is the silk road?
During the Renaissance, it was discovered that the sun was at the center of our solar system. What term describes a sun-centered solar system?
What is heliocentric?
These were sold by the Catholic Church to reduce the time Christians would spend in purgatory after death.
What are indulgences?
The fall of this empire lead to the rise of feudalism across Europe.
What is the Roman Empire?
During the time of the plague, people believed that these were the main causes (name one).
What is a curse from God? Who are Jews? What is the alignment of the planets?
This Muslim leader lived in Africa and had more gold than anyone else in history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
What were Christian's primary goal during the Crusades?
Protestants believed in this idea: that someone's fate after death is decided before they are born.
What is predestination?