Byzantine Empire
What is one culture that the Byzantines kept alive?
GREEK or ROMAN
What provided stability, order, and unity in the Middle Ages for Western Europe?
THE CHURCH
What spread across Europe, killing half the population?
BLACK DEATH or BLACK PLAGUE or BUBONIC PLAGUE
What new defensive structure was build in Western Europe, using with moats, fortified walls, and narrow windows?
CASTLES
What English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
KING JOHN
What Byzantine law system served as a model for many European legal systems?
JUSTINIAN'S CODE
Name of the campaign the Pope started to reclaim the Holy Land.
CRUSADES
What group was bound to the land they were born on?
SERFS
What new style of architecture was used in the Middle Ages, using flying buttresses and stained glass windows?
GOTHIC
Interactions along _____ _____ is the main reason the Black Plague spread.
TRADE ROUTES
What was banned in 730 by Emperor Leo?
ICONS
What language was spoken in the Roman Catholic Church?
LATIN
What political system was created in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
FEUDALISM
Name for the powerful associations of craftsmen and merchants in the Middle Ages.
GUILDS
What weapon ended the "Age of Knights"?
LONGBOW
What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and was located in both Europe and Asia?
CONSTANTINOPLE
Which sect of Christianity used icons to aid in worship?
ROMAN CATHOLIC
What improved farming practice was used during the Middle Ages?
THREE-FIELD SYSTEM
What is one thing the Vikings created, despite them mostly attacking Western Europe?
TRADE ROUTES or UNIVERSITIES
Who led the French to victory in the Battle of Orleans?
JOAN OF ARC
What religion did the Byzantine Empire practice? Be specific!
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
Who is the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
PATRIARCH
What self-sufficient system was created during the Middle Ages in Western Europe?
MANORIALISM
What document was the King of England forced to sign, limiting his rights?
MAGNA CARTA
Name of the church built by Emperor Justinian in Constantinople.
HAGIA SOPHIA