Medieval Basics
What is Medieval?
This term describes the period of European history between ancient times and the Renaissance.
What is one way Christianity spread?
Christianity spread through Europe as missionaries traveled to teach people about the religion.
What is the shift from coin currency to merchant banking?
This change allowed merchants to avoid carrying large amounts of coins while traveling.
What is is the cause-and-effect relationship between increased trade and job specialization.
The surplus of crops created more trade created demand for specific goods, leading people to specialize jobs and long distance trade.
What does clergy mean?
A religious group who are trained and ordained for religious services.
What is conversion by rulers?
King of Kent converted to christianity and so did the people of Kent because of his influence from his wife.
What is a reason merchant banking improved safety?
Merchant banking made travel safer because merchants could use letters of credit instead of carrying money that could be stolen.