Feudalism
The King is at the top
What is the feudalism hierarchy?
This man is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the Pope?
This is where the Black Death originated.
Where is China?
A series of trade routes that extended from Europe to Asia.
What was the Silk Road?
This war started when two men fought over the throne.
What was the 100 Years War?
This is what knights got from peasants in exchange for protection and the use of land.
What is loyalty/obedience/service/labour/crops?
Baptisms, marriages, and church services.
What were the services provided by the clergy for parishioners?
Fleas on rats.
How did the plague spread?
He was perhaps the most famous person to travel the Silk Road.
Who was Marco Polo?
Peasants were frustrated and banded together to protest high taxes that were brought about because of the expenses associated with the 100 Years War.
Why did the Peasants' Revolt occur?
This is the name of someone beneath you in the hierarchy.
What is your vassal?
People thought is was sent by God as a punishment.
What is the Black Death?
Between 1/3 and 1/2 of the people in Europe.
What proportion of the population died because of the plague?
The Pope called for the beginning of these "quests".
What were The Crusades?
England and France.
Which two countries were involved in the 100 Years War?
This is what feudalism achieved in Europe, together with the influence of the Catholic Church (after the chaos of the earlier time).
What is stability?
Money or goods (crops, etc.) given to the church.
What were tithes?
This group of people (those who were still alive) benefitted most from the changes that occurred as a result of the plague.
Who were the peasants?
They were fighting to maintain control of the Holy Land while being attacked by the Catholic Crusaders.
Who were the Muslims?
They were created to stop the lower classes who were becoming increasingly wealthy from buying fancy items. Those in the upper classes wanted to maintain the social order.
What were the Sumptuary Laws?
These people had the least power in society. They were uneducated, and lived in wattle and daube homes with their animals.
Who were the peasants?
Because they were extremely wealthy, owning approximately 1/3 of all the land in Europe, and there was growing greed and corruption.
Why did people begin to question the authority of the Catholic Church?
Because people had little knowledge of science or medicine .
Why did the Black Death spread so easily throughout Europe?
This was another long term, generally positive effect of the Crusades.
What was an increase in trade?
They were built for security and protection.
What are castles?